PEN America Calls on Cooper Union to Reopen an Exhibit on the Legacy of Vkhutemas, a Design School Shuttered by Joseph Stalin
Kristen Shahverdian, senior manager of free expression and education, released the following comments: “Cooper Union’s decision to halt the opening of Vkhutemas: Laboratory of the Avant-Garde, 1920–1930 raises serious questions… More
South Africa in Two Acts
Working with PEN chapters in South Africa, this panel focuses discussion on literature and accountability in the new South Africa. Does the literary community reflect the country’s demographics? Can… More
An Activist Guide to PEN World Voices
[caption id="attachment_11028" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="PEN World Voice Festival of International Literature"][/caption] For over 90 years, PEN has promoted literature and defended free expression by advocating on behalf of threatened writers… More