Tom Stoppard, M. NourbeSe Philip, Tanya Barfield, Rigoberto González to Receive PEN America Honorary and Career-Achievement Literary Awards
“Fostering and celebrating international literature is central to the mission of the PEN America Literary Awards; we seek to champion original and promising writers of the global community and… More
Opening Night 2015: Tom Stoppard (audio)
"We are not trapped in our narrative." More
2015 World Voices Festival Opening Night: Tom Stoppard (video)
For this flagship event, speakers gave original, lyrical, and humorous insights for what the world will look like in the year 2050. More
2015 World Voices Festival Opening Night (full audio)
For this flagship event, speakers gave original, humorous, and lyrical insights for what the world will look like in the year 2050. More
2015 World Voices Festival Opening Night (full video)
For this flagship event, speakers gave original, lyrical, and humorous insights for what the world will look like in the year 2050. More
After weeklong controversy, Charlie Hebdo receives PEN award at literary gala in NYC
Under armed security and a cloud of conflicted opinions and emotions, the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was presented a freedom of expression award on Tuesday night from the… More
2015 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award
Tom Stoppard "The idea of society is not intelligible to me without the idea of the artist, the poet—there were no… More
May 5 PEN Literary Gala Honors Free Expression Defenders on the Front Lines
In a year bloodied by violent attacks on expression, PEN will honor Tom Stoppard, Charlie Hebdo, and Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle. More
Tom Stoppard, Don DeLillo, Billy Crudup read for Belarus Free Theater
Playwright Tom Stoppard, novelists Don Delillo and E.L. Doctorow and actor Billy Crudup are among those who will read Jan. 19 in New York to benefit the Belarus Free… More
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“I’m the son of undocumented, illiterate Mexican farm workers. My upbringing has not hindered my success and ambition." Read @be_latina's insightful article on poet Rigoberto González, who will receive the PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry at #PENLitAwards: https://bit.ly/3aehVLO.
Asserting that freedom of expression cannot be banned, a Pakistani court on Thursday asked law enforcement agencies to report whether there is any "specific threat" to a women's rally scheduled to be held on March 8. https://bit.ly/2T6TOZK
A Hong Kong media tycoon, known for his ardent opposition to China, was arrested on Friday over his role in a pro-democracy protest last year, the police said, dealing another blow to the city’s independent media.
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