Sabir Sultan is the director of the World Voices Festival and Literary Programs at PEN America. He has curated literary programs for the past six years. Most recently, he was the Director of Events at The Strand Book Store. Previously, he was an Events Manager at Barnes & Noble. He has a broad background in managing author and publisher relations. He attended Bard College at Simon’s Rock and George Mason University.
Sabir Sultan
Director, Literary Programs & World Voices Festival
Articles by Sabir Sultan
Thursday October 12
Paul Yoon | The PEN Ten Interview
My hope is that each story communicates with the one beside it, in setting, in movement, in what it focuses on.
Tuesday September 26
C Pam Zhang | The PEN Ten Interview
Like language, food is essential and theoretically accessible to almost anyone. The real question is which culinary voices are permitted, celebrated, amplified, valued.
Thursday September 21
Isle McElroy | The PEN Ten Interview
It can feel amazing to be taken care of, to be known, but it can also feel limiting if one is shown things about oneself that are difficult to confront.