PEN/Jean Stein Grant for Literary Oral History
The PEN/Jean Stein Grant recognizes a literary work of nonfiction that uses oral history to illuminate an event, individual, place, or movement. More
2018 PEN/Jean Stein Grant for Literary Oral History
The PEN/Jean Stein Grant recognizes a literary work of nonfiction that uses oral history to illuminate an event, individual, place, or movement. More
Regret’s Tragic Romance
"Didn't anybody understand he was MY dad long before he was anything to them? I admit I was jealous and a little angry. I may even have subconsciously wandered… More
Conflagration
"I felt a line of saliva fall out of my numbing mouth while I stared at the bright red bumps of the stings on my ankles. I don't remember… More
On a Railroad (Soo-Line)
"The Soo-Line was not the sole property of youth, though. Others, who had once been young and full of bravado, traveled on occasion down its rusted steel path. They were… More
Solitary Confinement
"The smile I wear is a disguise. It masks my tears. My eyes reveal the deception. This is my 19th year in prison. Year five living in the dungeon.… More
Class Notes: A Protest March
September 2012, they chose to take to the streets, band together, and shout as much as they liked. It fulfilled an inner need for which other people abandoned rationality… More
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As we get closer to #ElectionDay, you might see some of your friends and family sharing misinformation or even conspiracy theories.
@PENamerica offers some tips on how to successfully engage with these folks. https://bit.ly/3hPFm1q
So looking forward to watching Kate Briggs, Tracy K. Smith, and @magda8lena tomorrow in the first of several grand finale events for Translating the Future, from @HumanitiesGC, @PENamerica, @CullmanNYPL. Free registration link here: https://www.centerforthehumanities.org/programming/on-the-elusive-art-of-translation
Long arm of the Chinese government has now reached into @NYPDnews where an intelligence asset was snitching on the city's Tibetan exile community. #China leading export is authoritarianism. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/nyregion/nypd-china-tibet-spy.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage