DARE: Fake Editions of Washington Post Falsely Claim Trump Steps down
Fake editions of the Washington Post, falsely claiming that President Trump had stepped down, distributed in D.C. on Wednesday. Franciscan University of... More
Steeped in Specificity
From Issue 21 of PEN America: A Journal for Writers and Readers, coming your way in one week, Mythologies considers stories that have been transmitted to us and the mechanisms of… More
The Opposite of Hate: A Reading List
We are living through one of the most divisive periods in American history, with hate-filled rhetoric fueling disagreements on a wide range of issues — from LGBTQ rights to immigration policy… More
Chimamanda Adichie and Trevor Noah on Cultural Identities
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Trevor Noah discuss straddling multiple cultural identities in this clip from the 2017 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Deliver 2018 Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture at 14th Annual PEN World Voices Festival
PEN America has announced that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver the 2018 Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture, followed by a conversation with author Chimamanda… More
Reclaiming Our Time: A Reading List
A feminist reading list in celebration of next week's PEN Out Loud event: Reclaiming Our Time, a feminist retrospective featuring Carmen Maria Machado, Min Jin Lee, and Morgan Jerkins… More
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Trevor Noah—2017 PEN World Voices Festival
A discussion on straddling multiple cultural identities between Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Trevor Noah. More
PEN America Launches Campaign to Free Ukrainian Writer and Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov
Chimamanda Adichie, Trevor Noah, and other creative allies joined PEN America in a letter calling on Rex Tillerson to press for the immediate release of Oleg Sentsov. More
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