Where We Belong: A Conversation with Buket Uzuner and Amélie Nothomb
There is a difference between writing about yourself and about your personal life. Nowadays—not only in Turkey, but wherever I travel, mostly in Europe—young writers want to turn their… More
Working Day Statement: De-Gentrify New York and Give Her Back to the World
Sarah opened with the full text of the famous Miilan Kundera quote which begins: “The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory.” She then says… More
Working Day Statement: Education, Knowledge, and Learning
We believe that all young people and adults deserve the right to find and excavate our humanity, to make ourselves understood, and to tell our stories. We believe in… More
Working Day: De-Gentrify New York and Give Her Back to the World
April 28, 2011 | Old School | New York CityWith Samuel R. Delany, Jonas Hassan Khemiri, and Reno; curated by Sarah SchulmanJoined by two festival participants, three classic New York… More
Working Day: Education, Knowledge, Learning
April 28, 2011 | Old School | New York CityWith Marcelo Figueras, Esther Klein Friedman, Juan Carlos Mestre, Gunnhild Øyehaug, and Shanley Rhodes; curated by Eric Pliner. Debates about the nature… More
Working Day: New Orleans
April 28, 2011 | Old School | New York CityWith Sarah Broom, Richard Campanella, Fatima Shaik, and Billy Sothern; curated by Nathaniel Rich New Orleans has long been a city from… More
Announcing the 2011 PEN World Voices Festival
More than 100 writers from 40 countries will convene for the seventh annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, celebrating the transformative power of the writer’s voice—both on… More