The new award seeks to raise awareness of “courageous voices and the contexts in which they work,” and to “reaffirm the vital role of literature and free expression.”
PEN America Honors Tennessee Library Advocates for Defending the Freedom to Read
“The Rutherford County Library Alliance is an important reminder that power lives in our communities, with the courage of individuals who refuse to be silenced,” said Summer Lopez PEN America co-CEO.” Also this week, PEN International released its 2026 International Case List, highlighting writers around the world targeted for their work.
A Network of Networks to Empower the Younger Generation
Frankfurter Buchmesse Young Voices Network, launched in Frankfurt in October in cooperation with the International Publishers Association, PEN International, and the World Expression Forum, had their first panel introducing the network and highlighting its importance at London Book Fair last week.
Whose Stories Shape Tomorrow? Introducing the Young Voices Network
At the London Book Fair, Ege Dündar, Turkish author-activist and youngest PEN International board member in the organization’s history, delivered the below speech to highlight the important role of young people around the world to work together against shared challenges.
PEN International Announces Literary Auction to Support Work
Celebrated international writers donate items to first PEN International Literary Auction to support the protection of freedom of expression and speech.
PEN International’s Ege Dündar at Frankfurt: ‘Look to the Youth’
The youngest PEN International board member, Turkish-born Ege Dündar is an author-activist leading a new context for young citizens’ place in a troubled world. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘This Genuine Passion for Youth’ mong the most-watched of young activists in the publishing space this year, Ege Dündar is a thoughtful, innovative, fast-rising thinker and writer who’s the youngest …
Frankfurt: IPA’s Gvantsa Jobava on the Defenders Award
The IPA’s new Defenders Award will honor those who defend freedoms of expression, publishing, and reading.
Writer, Blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah Released From Egyptian Prison
The British-Egyptian writer and blogger highlighted last year by English PEN and Arundhati Roy, was pardoned and released Monday.
In Iceland: A Focus on Boualem Sansal at Reykjavik International Literary Festival
Entering its fourth decade, the Reykjavik festival uses its ‘Absent Author’ series to feature the jailed Sansal.
A Win in Ukraine’s Academic ‘Metadata War’
‘Preserving global trust in academic systems’ is involved in some coordinated reactions to illicit ISSN usage in Ukraine.