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The PEN Pod: Learning from Russian Short Fiction with George Saunders

InterviewJanuary 15, 2021

“What happens in a short story is that somebody concentrates for a long period of time to make their story as truthful and empathetic as possible, and then they… More

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The PEN Pod: The Power of Writing in the Now with Rhonda Mitchell

InterviewNovember 6, 2020

“If you’re not vulnerable, people don’t resonate with your experience—unless they can walk in your shoes, they can’t connect. That’s the power of how we’re telling stories now.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Filipino American Activism and Journalists as Storytellers with Michi Trota

InterviewOctober 16, 2020

“Journalists are not here to tell people what to think. . . we’re [telling] them why they should think about this, and how it fits into the larger context.” More

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The PEN Pod: On the Inequities of Survival with Megan Giddings

InterviewJune 30, 2020

“Our healthcare system in this country is so deeply inequitable and hostile toward the people it’s supposed to serve.“ More

The PEN Pod: Everywhere You Don’t Belong with Gabriel Bump

InterviewJune 29, 2020

“What I hope that we can gain from this moment and the Black Lives Matter movement in general is that all Black lives matter.” More

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The PEN Pod: How We Write Our Survival with Lisa Ko

InterviewJune 22, 2020

“Even when the future does feel uncertain, like right now, it feels important to. . . imagine a future for ourselves as well as our characters.” More

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Colorado Migrahack

Friday, September 27, 2019 – Saturday, September 28, 2019 | 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
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PEN in the Community: California State Prison, Los Angeles County, Spring 2019

In soring of 2019, PEN in the Community writers-in-residence program hosted an eight-week-long storytelling workshop at California State Prison, LA County. More

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On the Page and On the Stage (Storytelling Workshop)

Sunday, May 5, 2019 | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
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PEN in the Community: California State Prison, Los Angeles County, Fall 2018

In Fall of 2018, PEN in the Community writers-in-residence program hosted an eight-week-long storytelling workshop at California State Prison, LA County. More

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