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At PEN America Panel, Min Jin Lee, Roxane Gay Among Those Calling for Diversity

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By: Lisa Tolin | December 14, 2022

In a PEN America Town Hall, writers including Roxane Gay and Min Jin Lee criticized the publishing industry for its lack of diversity. More

PEN America Town Hall Dec. 13 in NYC: How Can the Publishing Industry be Challenged and Transformed to Represent More Diverse Authors, Readers and Books?

Press ReleaseDecember 6, 2022

PEN America President Ayad Akhtar will give opening remarks. Writer, editor, and publisher Roxane Gay, author Min Jin Lee, publishing veteran Erroll McDonald, and writer and editor Chris Beha… More

Clockwise from top left: Min Jin Lee, Erroll McDonald, Roxane Gay, Suzanne Nossel, Chris Beha, and Ayad Akhtar with the words, "PEN America Town Hall: Do Publishers Have a Moral Obligation to Diversify American Literature?"

Ayad Akhtar, Roxane Gay, Min Jin Lee, Erroll McDonald, with PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel

PEN AmericaTuesday, December 13, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET
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New PEN America Report: Deep and Persistent Obstacles in Publishing Houses Impede Greater Diversity in Terms of Authors and Stories Told

Press ReleaseOctober 21, 2022

“Publishers are the curators of America’s stories,” said Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, chief program officer for PEN America’s Literary Programs.  “They are gatekeepers who decide whose stories will be told… More

Reading Between the Lines: Race, Equity, and Book Publishing

Thursday, November 3, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm PT
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PEN Pals: Fatima Shaik Interviews Cheryl Willis Hudson

InterviewMarch 18, 2022

"We have unique histories, songs, stories, and languages but far too many people refer to us in biased and inaccurate ways." More

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PEN Pals: Margarita Engle Interviews Debbie Reese

InterviewFebruary 11, 2022

"We have unique histories, songs, stories, and languages but far too many people refer to us in biased and inaccurate ways." More

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PEN Pals: Margarita Engle and Padma Venkatraman Use Words as Bridges

InterviewJanuary 11, 2022

“I knew that poetry could help me feel empathy and compassion as well as joy. I hoped that would be true for young readers and writers too.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Diverse Latinx Voices and Identities with Saraciea J. Fennell

InterviewNovember 5, 2021

“You can imagine how intense it is to navigate the world when you are constantly having to prove your identity, constantly having to reaffirm, ‘This is who I am.’” More

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The PEN Pod: Spotlighting the Readers of New York with Uli Beutter Cohen

InterviewOctober 15, 2021

“My goal was to document voices that were not heard the same way that others were, and I wanted to make sure to hand a mic to my local… More

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