Assassination of Novelist Alaa Mashzoub is a Blow to Creative Expression in Iraq
“It is critical that those who are willing to raise their voices and express dissident viewpoints in Iraq have the freedom to do so. Holding the perpetrators of this heinous… More
The PEN Ten with Natalie Graham
I find myself thinking the responsibility is to reveal a thing the most beautiful way. Beauty is a trap, but I can't think of what else the writer is… More
The PEN Ten with Rachel Eliza Griffiths
"The responsibility of the writer is a hydra-headed practice of witnessing and action. That means accountability—to a greater world and to, especially, my own spiritual ecosystem." More
Remembering Günter Grass (1927-2015)
PEN American Center mourns the loss and celebrates the life of German PEN member, honorary PEN president, and Nobel Laureate Gunter Grass, who died on Monday, aged 87. More