“Leaving The Light On”: An Essay by 2019 Emerging Voices Fellow Dare Williams
"Your stories, your essays, and your poems need you to tell them. Because we need to hear them." More
The PEN Ten with the 2019 Emerging Voices
"I think the most daring thing I have put into words is that I love writing. I love it so much that I don’t care if I suck, or… More
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⚡️This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Belarus human rights activist, member of PEN Belarus Ales Bialiatski https://twitter.com/NobelPrize/status/1578309539870318603
Human rights lawyer & #FreedomToWrite honoree Nasrin Sotoudeh’s daughter was just banned from leaving #Iran. Writing on Facebook, Sotoudeh reflects on the murders of #MahsaAmini & #NikaShakrami, widespread violence against protestors, and speaking against injustice at every step.
Watch PEN America Washington director Nadine Farid Johnson talk about book bans tonight at 8 PM ET on @wbgutv #BannedBooks #BannedInTheUSA https://youtu.be/ovOHi1yO84g