PEN America’s new DREAMing Out Loud anthology is now available for purchase. The fourth volume of this series includes 23 new daring short stories, plays, personal essays, and poems by writers from Venezuela, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, Guyana, Colombia, and beyond. This annual offering features original writing from DREAMing Out Loud, PEN America’s tuition-free writing workshop series for young undocumented and immigrant authors in New York City. Purchase a copy ››
While Pride Month has come to an end, it is important now more than ever to share and amplify LGBTQ+ stories and writers. Working with the podcast series Queer Poem-a-Day, we shared poems written by LGBTQ+ poets throughout June on Instagram, in response to the wave of legislation that is silencing writers and removing books that feature LGBTQ+ protagonists and stories.
Don't forget to submit to the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards, which are open through August 1!This coming year, we will confer some $380,000 to writers and translators at all stages of their careers. We hope you'll help us spread the word and encourage the submission of your favorite books published in the 2022 calendar year. Learn more about submitting here ››
Saturday 7/23 | 12pm ET
Barnes & Noble – Fort Lauderdale
2051 N. Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305
PEN America Miami/South Florida is proud to celebrate the launch of Andrew Holleran’s latest novel, The Kingdom of Sand. His first novel since 2006’s Grief, this book is “a poignant tale of desire and dread.” Join us as we welcome one of the most renowned authors of the post-Stonewall generation for a moderated discussion with PEN Across America Program Director William Johnson, followed by Q&A with the author and a book signing. Learn more and register here ››
Tuesday 8/16 – Tuesday 8/30 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET
Digital Event
August is around the corner, and it’s time to celebrate Women in Translation (#WiT) Month again! This reading series was initiated by blogger Meytal Radzinski in 2014 to raise awareness of translated literature by women, queer, and nonbinary authors, and promote gender and cultural diversity in literary publishing. Organized under the support of the PEN America Translation Committee, these events will bring together three panels of translators, joined by their authors, working in a diversity of languages. The readings will be followed by a brief Q&A discussion, time-permitting. The Women in Translation Reading Series will take place on Zoom on three consecutive Tuesdays in August. Learn more and register here ››
The PEN Ten with Kelley Nicole Girod:“Recording our lived experience is a declaration of our humanity in a world where many of us still aren’t seen as fully human.”
The PEN Ten with Gabriela Alemán:“I think that that is what fiction does best, mine 'accepted' truths. Bring to the forefront what is whispered about behind closed doors.”
The PEN Ten with Suchitra Vijayan:“It’s easy to retreat into despair, easier to forget. So now I write in anger, and I write not to surrender my rage.”
They triumphantly tackled Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and Shakespeare with celebrated productions of The Sound and the Fury, Gatz, and Measure for Measure. Now, ERS takes on The Seagull, Chekhov’s classic drama of artists in life and love with a venturous new adaptation.
Tickets & info: nyuskirball.org/seagull
Special offer: $25 tickets with code SEAGULL25 (valid until July 12)
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