Audio + Video
PEN 2014 World Voices Festival: Pussy Riot
The image of the Russian dissident has changed. After campaigning for the release of the incarcerated members of Pussy Riot for eighteen months, PEN invites Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria… More
Tribute to Salman Rushdie
Paul Auster, Siri Hustvedt, Suketu Mehta, Tea Obreht, Gay Talese, and Bill Maher pay special tribute to Salman Rushdie, recipient of the 2014 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award. More
2014 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award: Ilham Tohti (video)
Ilham Tohti, Uyghur economist and writer, is the recipient of the 2014 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award, given each year to a currently imprisoned writer who has displayed… More
PEN Literary Gala 2014: 2014 Digital Freedom Award: Twitter (audio)
On May 5, at PEN's 2014 Literary Gala, Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter, received the inaugural PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Digital Freedom Award for bringing new forms of… More
2014 PEN Literary Gala // PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award: Salman Rushdie (audio)
On May, 5 2014, Salman Rushdie received the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award in celebration of the 10th anniversary of his founding of the PEN World Voices Festival; introduction… More
2014 PEN Literary Gala: Pussy Riot (audio)
Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova, introduced by Suzanne Nossel, at the 2014 PEN American Center Literary Gala on May 5. Interpretation by Nadya's husband, Peter Verzilov. More
2014 PEN Literary Gala // PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award: Ilham Tohti (audio)
Ilham Tohti, Uyghur economist and writer, recieved the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award which is awarded to a currently imprisoned writer each year at the Gala. His daughter… More
2014 PEN Literary Gala // Opening Remarks: Peter Godwin (audio)
On May 5, at PEN's 2014 Literary Gala, Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter, received the inaugural PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Digital Freedom Award for bringing new forms of… More
2014 PEN Literary Gala: Pussy Riot
Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova, introduced by Suzanne Nossel, at the 2014 PEN American Center Literary Gala on May 5. Interpretation by Nadya's husband, Peter Verzilov. More
2014 PEN Literary Gala: PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award: Salman Rushdie
On May 5, 2014, Salman Rushdie received the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award in celebration of the 10th anniversary of his founding of the PEN World Voices Festival; introduction… More
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