A PEN Ten Interview with the 2018 Writing for Justice Fellows
"I walk a little more in my truth each day. But it wasn’t until I wrote it down that I truly started to understand my story as one of… More
Announcing the Inaugural PEN America Writing for Justice Fellows
“With the consequences of mass incarceration growing in America’s cultural consciousness, we’re proud that our Fellows are further expanding the public discourse.” More
Writing for Justice Fellowship
About PEN America’s Writing For Justice Fellowship PEN America’s Writing for Justice Fellowship commissions writers—emerging or established—to create written works of lasting merit that illuminate critical issues related to mass… More
Writing for Justice Fellowship Application
PEN America’s $10,000 Writing for Justice Fellowship will commission six writers—emerging or established—to create written works of lasting merit that illuminate critical issues related to mass incarceration and catalyze… More
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“Clark offers a study into the simultaneous dissolution and unification that comes with inhabiting a body which is both historical and personal.”
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