Writers Rally Against Anti-Asian Hatred Amid Pandemic
"This is a clarion call that all forms of racist hatred, especially at this moment, are unwelcome, unacceptable, and intolerable." More
Chilean Authorities Appear to Allow Erasure of Art Collective’s Work
"The threats these artists have been receiving are deplorable attempts to silence and intimidate artists." More
The PEN Pod: Diving Beneath the Waves with Carmen Boullosa
“Books control, in such a way, their authors, that you only prepare the soil for them, work for them, so they can flourish or be.” More
Florida Scientist Fired For Refusing to Alter COVID Data
(New York, NY) – A scientist in Florida said she was fired for refusing to alter COVID-19 data to support the state’s reopening plan. PEN America’s Nora Benavidez, director… More
Mayor De Blasio: Expand COVID19 relief funding to NYC’s literary arts community
We, members of the literary community in New York City, call on you to ensure writers and the literary arts organizations who support them are provided meaningful support. More
Detention for Facebook Post Shows the “Clear Dangers” of Hungary’s New Emergency Act
"The police’s actions in this case exemplify the dangers of Hungary’s Coronavirus Protection Act." More
The PEN Pod: Looking Through Time with Rebecca Makkai
“Look at the ways that the American healthcare system, in times of crisis, exacerbates the fissures that are already there, the inequalities that are already there.” More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“The power of disinformation online, we see, is enormous.” More
The PEN Pod: Literature as a Meditative COVID Companion with Lulu Miller
“The intensity of the moment is making ideas gurgle up and also just making reading and listening, when there is time, just so soothing.” More
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Check out the latest podcast episode from @pen_ev as we speack to 2018 Emerging Voices Fellow Jubi Arriola-Headley about the lack of equity in creative writing learning spaces and how going virtual actually increases access/equity for the fellowship: https://bit.ly/2E1ThTV.
Domestic news in Laos suffers from a lack of current content, extensive censorship and a heavy pro-government bias, citizens in several parts of Laos told RFA in interviews for the 70th Lao Media and Publication Day. https://bit.ly/2CrDXzw
i join this @PENamerica letter, along with a remarkable group of artists and writers, standing with the people of #Belarus. end the violence, release those detained, end repressive rule. https://twitter.com/psadovskaya2020/status/1294374914531745800