A Golden Partnership
These dual essays were written by Elizabeth Hawes and Jeffrey James Keyes, 2020 honorees for the PEN America/L’Engle-Rahman Prize for Mentorship. More
Enthusiasm is Catching
These dual essays were written by Seth Wittner and Katrinka (Kei) Moore, 2020 honorees for the PEN America/L’Engle-Rahman Prize for Mentorship. More
Tasked to Dream
These dual essays were written by Derek Trumbo and Agustin Lopez, 2020 honorees for the PEN America/L’Engle-Rahman Prize for Mentorship. More
Break Out: An Interview with TheaterLab’s Lanie Zipoy
A conversation with Lanie Zipoy about her curatorial process for our 2020 “Break Out” awards celebration, the challenges of organizing a digital literary event, and finding connection amidst isolation. More
A Review of The Feminist War on Crime by Aya Gruber
“Gruber examines several feminist movements and their crusades to end gender-based violence, which push the movement toward over-policing.” More
Prison Writing Committee
Our PEN America Prison Writing Committee is a group of dedicated volunteers whose primary task, among other engagements, is mining over 1,200 entries per year to judge the annual… More
As Part of National Banned Books Week, PEN America to Focus on the Right to Read in the Nation’s Prisons
“With all of our societal focus on how to make the criminal justice system more just and less self-defeating, vindicating the right to read in prison is an obvious… More
Misguided Ban on Used Books in Ohio Prisons Marks Troubling Erosion of the Right to Read
We urge Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio, Director Annette Chambers-Smith of Ohio’s Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, and other state authorities to reverse these policies, and to re-evaluate how… More
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