The PEN Ten: An Interview with Steven Reigns
“I identify as a gay man. The experience of growing up as an outsider positioned me to be an observer. I think everything I do is informed by my… More
Writers Who Cook: Serious Biscuits with Steven Reigns
“I became obsessed with making biscuits when quarantine began. . . At one point, I made biscuits 16 mornings in a row, trying to capture what I consumed in… More
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This Friday, December 2 at 7! Join @BKLYNlibrary and @PENamerica in celebrating the launch of the fifth annual PEN America Prison Writing Awards Anthology, Variations on an Undisclosed Location. RSVP here: https://bklynlib.org/3VEHBJt
Iranian artists have called for an international boycott of cultural institutions run by the Iranian government. This development comes amid growing anti-government art activism by Iranians inside and outside the country after the death of #MahsaAmini https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/28/iranian-artists-call-for-boycott-of-cultural-institutions-with-links-to-regime
We join over 70 leading editors, lawyers, journalists, publishers, and experts in urging the #UK government to back meaningful anti #SLAPP protections to defend media freedom #StopSLAPPs https://bit.ly/3AWkB0p