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 2011 In Review
Last year was an exceptional one for PEN American Center and our essential calling to protect free expression and to promote literature. 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, we also remember the many programs, events, and publications that made this year special. In addition to celebrating the seventh anniversary of the PEN World Voices Festival, we published issue 14 of PEN America, our award-winning literary journal, and presented over 20 PEN Literary Awards.
Last July we also launched PEN’s new blog, The Daily PEN American, which features original translations, poetry, fiction, essays, exclusive conversations and interviews with writers from around the world, a special relay investigating poets and their influences, and weekly roundups from online literary and advocacy communities. We had the help of several guest editors and bloggers, including Susan Bernofsky, Arnon Grunberg, Ben Mirov, and the amazing poetry duo Ana Božičević and Amy King.
This Feature showcases just a few of this year’s highlights.
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