PEN World Voices Festival – On Africa: Behind the Scenes with Director László Jakab Orsós
Co-curated by Award-Winning Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie More
The PEN World Voices Festival Celebrates Work From Africa
The solitary pursuits of writing and reading move into the public arena at the 11th annual PEN World Voices Festival, a weeklong series of performances, readings, panel discussions, and… More
PEN World Voices on Africa: The Future is Now
Celebrate the transformative power of the written word as 100 writers from 30 countries gather in New York at Cooper Union for the 11th Annual PEN World Voices of… More
Arise TV: PEN World Voices Festival
Pen Festival Director László Jakab Orsós and Nigerian Author Adėwálė Àjàdí discusses the writers festival focused on the African works coming to NY. More
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the World of African Literature
The best-selling author on the diversity of African writers and her life in Nigeria and the U.S. More
7 Stunning Reasons to See Zanele Muholi at the Brooklyn Museum
For almost a decade photographer and visual activist Zanele Muholi has been bringing visibility to the black lesbian and trans male communities in South Africa, who continually undergo heinous… More
PEN World Voices Festival Hits NYC Next Week
Though it coincides with “reading week,” the PEN World Voices book festival is next week in the city. Launched in 2005, it carries the kind of establishment that usually… More
Conversation: PEN World Voices Festival Director Laszlo Jakab Orsos
Now in New York until May 1, more than 100 writers from around the world have gathered for the annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. But at… More
Scene Last Night: Ondaatje, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Jhumpa Lahiri
Writer Barbara Goldsmith sent a chill through the Hall of Ocean Life last night. Speaking to 550 guests gathered at the American Museum of Natural History for the PEN… More
Salman Rushdie Criticizes China, Kicks Off PEN World Voices Festival
Salman Rushdie, Malcolm Gladwell and a bevvy of literary luminaries presented an evening of readings, music and art Monday night to kick-start the seventh annual PEN World Voices Festival,… More
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