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YEAR IN REVIEW
As we mark the one-year anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo as well as PEN American Center’s own 90th anniversary in 2012, we also remember the many programs, events, and publications that made this past year special. The 2011 year-end Feature showcases just a few of our events, publications, and advocacy campaigns. [More] |
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THE WORK OF SOUTH AFRICAN CARTOONIST ZAPIRO
Zapiro is South Africa’s most celebrated cartoonist, a passionate champion of freedom of expression, and an active member of South African PEN. See a selection of his cartoons on everything from Nelson Mandela to George W. Bush to Liu Xiaobo. [More] |
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WE REMEMBER YOU,
LIU XIAOBO
In this short video, PEN President Kwame Anthony Appiah, who last year nominated Liu Xiaobo for the Nobel Peace Prize, reiterates his support for our imprisoned colleague in China one year after Liu was awarded the prize. [More] |
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2012 PEN LITERARY AWARDS: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Submissions and nominations for the 2012 PEN Literary Awards are now being accepted for a variety of genres, including fiction, poetry, essays, drama, translation, editing, biography, sports writing, and science writing. [More] |
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WORK FROM 2011 PEN LITERARY AWARDS HONOREES
In 2011, PEN awarded 17 prizes to writers at work in a variety of genres. From fiction to nonfiction, from drama to poetry, this year’s line-up of awards and honorees is perhaps our richest and most expansive to date. Read excerpts from this year’s honorees. [More] |
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THE DAILY PEN AMERICAN
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PEN Protesta! Kicks Off
At “PEN Protesta!” delegates representing PEN’s distinguished global membership lend their voices to the growing national chorus demanding effective protections for members of the Mexican press. [More]
January 27, 2012 06:16 PM
Confronting a Culture of Impunity
Mexico has become one of the most dangerous countries in the world in which to be a journalist, which means that all Mexican writers and journalists face the spectre of intimidation. [More]
January 27, 2012 04:22 PM
Amber Flora Thomas: Five Poems
In a new leg of the relay, Amber Flora Thomas reads five poems her two latest manuscripts, including The Rabbits Could Sing, which will be published by University of Alaska Press next month. [More]
January 27, 2012 02:54 PM
Pierre Joris: Remembering Carl Weissner (1940–2012)
PEN Translation Committee member Pierre Joris—poet and translator of Paul Celan, Blanchot, Tengour, and many others—remembers Carl Weissner, who died earlier this week in his home in Mannheim. [More]
January 26, 2012 03:14 PM
Matthew Zapruder: I Drink Bronze Light
This installment of the PEN Poetry Series features a new poem from Matthew Zapruder, author most recently of Come on All You Ghosts (Copper Canyon Press, 2010). [More]
January 26, 2012 02:22 PM
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