Illustrated PEN
The Illustrated PEN aspires to be at the intersection of literature, journalism, and visual storytelling, where images and words come together in an ever-emerging and essential creative form. We feature fiction and nonfiction graphic narratives, comics journalism and illustrated reportage, stories of social justice, and personal stories that can’t be told through words alone.
“Little White House,” “Baby Deer,” and “Summer 2000”
There's a place on my jogging route that always makes me cringe. That little white house on the corner. We parked there on election day. More
In-Between Days
"I was feeling no pain, by which I mean, I was overmedicated." More
Sunburning
I’ve known artists. They truly see the world differently. Their brains are different. Most of them are weird but you’re not weird. I can tell. More
Soviet Daughter
When I was a kid, I wasn’t allowed to tell anyone I was Jewish. My mother thought the entire world was anti-Semitic. More
The Invisible Lesbian
I am Oceanerosemarie, an invisible lesbian. Actually, the first person who couldn't see me was myself. More
Selections by Rayma Suprani
"Rayma's drawings often express a level of anger at injustice and then she uses her easy humor to point to the ridiculousness of it all." More
Laid Waste
I’ll keep her safe, which thou canst never do.… She will never know sorrow, nor age, nor infirmity, nor want. More
What is Obscenity?
The word would be censored. The image would be pixelated. I was taught from a very young ago that "manko" was a bad word. More