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Interviews & Features

PEN America produces a breadth of interviews and features throughout the year. 

The PEN Ten Interviews • Pen Pals Prison Writing

Chelsea G. Summers Interview

Chelsea G. Summers discussed the genesis of her first novel, moving between nonfiction and fiction, her response to the virality of her writing, trends in contemporary fiction and media,… More

Hisham Matar

Hisham Matar | The PEN Ten Interview

I am fascinated by how time is both linear and circular, by how any given moment often contains within it remnants of the past and our aspirations for the… More

Roxane Gay Interview

Roxane Gay spoke to PEN America about Opinions, avoiding being pigeonholed, and more. More

Raj Tawney | The PEN Ten Interview

Food has remained a consistent thread since childhood and I realized that it was used in my family as a powerful tool to help navigate unknown cultures. More