Works of Justice: How to Write a Novel in a Month (While in Prison), Week 2
Updates from week 2 of our NaNoWriMo challenge. Four currently incarcerated fiction writers are working as peer facilitators with writing groups in the prison where they live. More
Works of Justice: How to Write a Novel in a Month (While in Prison)
This November, we are proud to partner with National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) to pilot a new aspect of our mentor program that takes the concept of mentorship out… More
Works of Justice: Sarah Wang on Bearing Witness
"When we write our own stories, and the stories of those who are unable to write their own, we are choosing to not submit to language used in service… More
The PEN Ten: Jevon Jackson on Uncompromising Truth and What Makes for Good Narrative
"Good Narratives create a world that we can identify with, populated with people we can relate to, and regardless of the plot or the characters' journey . . .… More
Works of Justice: A Brief Interview with Poet Edward Ji
"Writing is not 'resistance.' This places counts me eight times a day, but does not know I’m here. Like winter, life does not care if you die. It is… More
Works of Justice: An Interview with Punk-Writer Sean Thomas Dunne
"Cathartic release is a byproduct of my desire to say something that matters to you." More
Works of Justice: An Interview with Poet Louise K Waakaa’igan
"It is through and with my writing that I get to be who I am, a multifaceted Anishinaabekwe with a voice and a story to share." More
Works of Justice: An Interview with Prison Poet Laureate Eduardo “Echo” Martinez
"My responsibility is truth and awareness. I'm not attempting to push the envelope. I’m pushing the Post Office." More
Public Reading Series “BREAK OUT” to Feature Works by Incarcerated Writers
“BREAK OUT is designed to bring the often isolated work of incarcerated writers out into the open." More
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Moroccan rapper Mohamed Mounir, widely known as Gnawi, was arrested this month and will soon appear in court after releasing a song criticizing the Moroccan monarchy: https://bbc.in/2pqbFis via @BBC. Learn how PEN America protects artistic expression: https://bit.ly/33SzXjY.
Rights groups and the U.S. Embassy on Thursday called for the Cambodian government to drop charges against Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin, two former Radio Free Asia journalists arrested in 2017 amidst a government crackdown on opposition: https://bit.ly/2Qo3oXw via @VOANews.
British police are launching a widespread operation to keep election candidates safe from attacks and abuse amid rising concern about the dangers they face when they speak out against issues: https://bit.ly/2KpnCfn via @guardian.