Temperature Check, Vol. 11: Vaccination Behind Bars
Exploring vaccination behind bars and reflecting on one year of COVID in prisons through memorials and a Works of Justice interview with Dr. Bruce Western. More
Pussy Riot Criminal Charges Are Attempt to Use Pandemic to Silence Dissent
“With these criminal charges, it’s appallingly obvious that Russian authorities are working to weaponize COVID-19 as a tool to repress and punish those participating in the protests." More
The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Devastating Toll on Journalism
The COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on journalism have been profound, not just in the tragic loss of life but also the loss of reporting at the local level. More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Nathaniel Popkin
“What we take the question to mean—what is a human life worth?—can be challenged and changed. For all life and lives are connected.” More
Works of Justice: How to Write a Novel in a Month (During a Pandemic)
This year, the PEN America Prison Writing team had 10 incarcerated writers participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). More
The PEN Pod: The Pandemic’s Impact on Journalism with Sandy Mui
“Furloughs, layoffs, and newsrooms shuttering entirely directly affects the wellbeing of everyone who brings us the news and powers the newsrooms—and they’re the journalists themselves.” More
PEN America Launches Digital Project Documenting COVID’s Toll on Journalism
“The goal of the project was to humanize the pandemic’s toll on journalism." More
Journalism and COVID-19: Pennsylvania Newsrooms Affected
The pandemic has devastated an already-struggling news industry. Here are the Pennsylvania newsrooms that have faced cutbacks as a result of the pandemic. More
Journalism and COVID-19: Free Press Threatened
This page focuses on incidents of free press threats that have a direct relation to the coronavirus, including attacks/harassment and censorship. More
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The vagueness is the point. @ThePlumLineGS gets it right. Lawmakers had many chances to make the Don't Say Gay law clearer; they kept it vague. State guidance has also gone further than the original law, w/ worse penalties. Results are #Chilling #EdScare
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/27/desantis-school-libraries-dont-say-gay-critical-race-theory/
Still so proud to have been involved in this project, with amazing and dedicated collaborators @saliltripathi, @suketumehta, and Kiran Desai. Love for India and its promise and potential span decades, nationality, and continents. https://twitter.com/PENamerica/status/1618972267354136576
I am honored to be one of the judges for this year's PEN/ROBERT J. DAU SHORT STORY PRIZE FOR EMERGING WRITERS @PENamerica
https://pen.org/meet-the-2023-literary-awards-judges/