The PEN Ten Interview Series
The PEN Ten is on the pulse of literary culture to help you discover your next great read. In this interview series, we ask authors 10 questions about their latest work and art.
The PEN Ten with David Tomas Martinez
"As my work pulls directly from my life it is important for me to accurately balance who I’ve been, who I am, and who I want to become." More
The PEN Ten with Lindsey Fitzharris
"Although I have a doctorate in the History of Science & Medicine from the University of Oxford, I consider myself first and foremost a storyteller, and a historian second." More
The PEN Ten with the 2018 Emerging Voices
I feel like I’ve spent my entire lifetime resisting . . . I wonder, though, whether resisting is the same thing as resistance. More
The PEN Ten with Trifonia Melibea Obono
In this week's interview, translated by Lawrence Schimel, Kyle Dacuyan speaks to Trifonia Melibea Obono, a journalist and professor at the National University of Equatorial Guinea. More
The PEN Ten with Romeo Oriogun
I do not have the luxury of forgetting my identity, it is one I must carry and always be aware of as I navigate spaces where I don't feel… More
The PEN Ten with Ian Bassingthwaighte
I can only write what I care about, and what I seek to know. I guess that means my identity and my writing are interchangeable. One so completely bleeds… More
The PEN Ten with Cinelle Barnes
We all already know that it is important to use literary techniques in creative nonfiction for the sole purpose of delivering facts, but I think as a collective, we… More
The PEN Ten with Marwan Hisham
I think misinformation, which we now see can lead to certain misconceptions and stereotypes, is the greatest threat to freedom of expression. People take many things for granted now and leave only… More
The PEN Ten with Leslie Jamison
I’m also actively resisting both hopelessness and complacency—as well as the belief that art is irrelevant in politically troubled times. More
The PEN Ten with Alicia Kopf
In Spanish there is an expression—specifically a verb—used to refer to the act of translating, of “pouring” a book from one language into another...It seems to me to be… More
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