2018 Literary Gala: Eskinder Nega
I ask whether those who are free have an obligation towards those of us who are not free. And I say they do. This obligation is not legal but… More
2018 Literary Gala: Jennifer Egan
"As a fiction writer and a journalist, I’m more accustomed to the role of spectator, ideally as close to invisible as possible—it helps me eavesdrop. What led me to… More
DARE: Hope Hicks: Close Trump Aide and White House Communications Chief Resigns
White House Communications Director Hope Hicks to step down. President Trump takes to Twitter to excoriate Attorney General Jeff Sessions for failing to launch his own investigation into alleged… More
PEN America Names Novelist Jennifer Egan as New President and Announces Coast-to-Coast Unification
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jennifer Egan today became the new president of PEN America, taking leadership of the organization of writers as it mobilizes against mounting dangers for free expression… More
Auster, Franzen, Egan, and More to Xi Jinping on Eve of State Visit: Free China’s Jailed Writers
NEW YORK—As President Obama prepares to welcome Xi Jinping on his first official visit to the United States next week, PEN American Center has released an open letter to… More
Jennifer Egan Reads From A Visit From the Goon Squad
In commemoration of her birthday on September 7, listen to Jennifer Egan give a reading from her Pulitzer Prize winning book, A Visit From the Goon Squad. More
PEN World Voices Festival Tenth Anniversary Highlights
Founded in 2005 under the direction of Salman Rushdie, the PEN World Voices Festival has hosted more than 1,400 writers from 78 countries, speaking 56 languages. More
Jennifer Egan, Erroll McDonald Elected to PEN Board of Trustees
PEN is pleased to announce that its Board of Trustees voted on December 6, 2012, to appoint Jennifer Egan and Erroll McDonald to its ranks. More
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"Growing up a Black girl in America, I became aware of who was listening to me when I spoke. And who wasn’t—which was the world." In this #PENTen interview, we spoke with @mobrowne about her writing process and her advice for young Black writers: https://bit.ly/3euePGo.
Before @ReeAmilcarScott & @vcunningham's #PENOutLoud conversation, we put together this reading list of genre-spanning works by several incredible Black writers that consider power & memory in relation to contemporary & historical spaces: https://bit.ly/2kzxF87.
This "Ethical Reporting on Police Violence and Black-led Resistance: Tips for Journalists" guide by @presson_south offers a checklist of things #journalists can do to challenge racism through more accurate reporting: https://bit.ly/3dpOb0C.