NYC Mayoral Candidates on Literary Arts: Maya Wiley
“This high stakes, professionalized sense of arts and culture. . . it’s something that we have to change, particularly when we think of who our student populations are.” More
NYC Mayoral Candidates Talk to New York Literary Action Coalition
Contenders for New York City mayor have proclaimed their commitment to financially supporting writers and the literary arts if elected. More
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TODAY: At 6:30PM PST, Percival Everett will read from his latest novel, THE TREES, and discuss the writing process behind the book with PEN America Los Angeles Committee Member David L. Ulin (@davidulin)! Register: https://bit.ly/38TshCe.
Join PEN America in Dallas on 9/29 for a special #BannedBooksWeek event that will assess the negative impacts of censoring political and historical writing with @BryanBurrough and @JimSchutze. Moderated by novelist and professor @SanderiaFaye. https://bit.ly/3AsJ5fz
Two activists based in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou – including one of China’s most well-known women’s rights campaigners, have lost contact with their friends, raising fears that the pair may have been detained by police. https://bit.ly/3EFO0fC
