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The PEN Ten: An Interview with Kyle Lucia Wu

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By: Sandy Mui | November 24, 2021

“Sometimes the scrim of a story allows us to see things with more clarity and empathy—things we might look away from or numb ourselves to in our real lives.” More

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The PEN Ten: An Interview with Mina Seçkin

Interview
By: Nancy Vitale | November 18, 2021

“Any language is meant to evolve. . . . Living in two languages—neither spoken with exact accuracy—built a house of expression for me growing up.” More

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The PEN Ten: An Interview with Kristen Arnett

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By: Viviane Eng | June 10, 2021

“Knowing Florida so intimately means that I write about it like I would a family member. Something I can sometimes love and sometimes loathe, but at the end of… More

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The Myth of Innocence: Coming of Age in America

Thursday, May 20, 2021 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
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Writing Our Way Out: Reflections on Inheritance

Saturday, May 22, 2021 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
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[VIRTUAL] LitNight Reading Series: Dallas Debut Authors

Sunday, March 28, 2021 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm CT
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[VIRTUAL] What Does it Mean to Be an Adult

Sunday, March 28, 2021 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm CT
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[VIRTUAL] Family, Fiction, and Fever Dreams: A Strange Object Presents Farthest South

Saturday, March 27, 2021 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm CT
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The PEN Pod: Reckoning with Aftershocks with Nadia Owusu

InterviewFebruary 5, 2021

“It was really important to me to write about. . . my struggles with depression and anxiety because there is a harmful, dominant narrative that holds that mental illness… More

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The PEN Pod: On Myths, Magic, and Intergenerational Narratives with K-Ming Chang

InterviewSeptember 29, 2020

“There is so much that is inexplicable in myth. There’s so much magic and strangeness, and it doesn’t conform to conventional plot oftentimes—things turning into animals, or pumpkins.” More

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