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LITERARY AWARDS
| Final Deadline: March 3
PEN is still accepting submissions for several new and revived awards. The deadline has also been extended for the PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship. [More]
| | UPCOMING EVENTS | February 24:
Beyond Bollywood:
A Global Piano and
Literary Salon
Join pianist Arunesh Nadgir and authors Hirsh Sawhney and Karan Mahajan at WNYC's Greene Space for an intimate journey into India's diverse and dynamic culture. [More] | | OPPORTUNITIES | Summer Internships at PEN
PEN is looking to hire summer interns in Digital Publications and Social Media. Interns will have the opportunity to learn about the breadth of PEN's literary programs and events, and gain experience in online publications. [More]
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| | | ADVOCACY NEWS
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| | Patriot Act Extended, Fight Continues
Though the House of Representative has voted to extend Patriot Act Provisions through December 8, the Campaign for Reader Privacy supports an amendment to an appropriations bill that would restore the safeguards for bookstore and library records that were eliminated by the Patriot Act. [More]
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| | PEN Brings "Reckoning with Torture" to Sundance
Robert Redford, Ellen Barkin, and Annie Proulx headlined a special performance of "Reckoning with Torture" at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Doug Liman, a passionate supporter of PEN who directed the event, said, "We're at a pivotal moment in history, and my hope is that America will choose a path toward restoring this nation as a defender of human rights." [Event highlights]
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| NEW AT PEN
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| | PEN Reads: James M. Cain's Mildred Pierce
We are thrilled to announce James M. Cain's Mildred Pierce as the next selection for PEN Reads, our online reading group. Cain's gritty masterpiece was recently adapted as an HBO mini-series starring Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce. PEN Reads launches in March with short essays, a podcast conversation, and open comments to coincide with the premier of the mini-series. [More]
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| | PEN America 13 Available as E-book
Now there are more ways to enjoy the latest issue of PEN America, featuring Don DeLillo, Patti Smith, John Ashbery, and much more. Get PEN America 13: Lovers on your Kindle, Nook, and iPad. [More]
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| | PEN on Tumblr
You can now find us on Tumblr, a social media platform where we'll be posting short comments, quotes, and multimedia from around the PEN community. [Follow us]
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| NEW MULTIMEDIA
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| | Writing Dangerously
Children's and young adult authors Adam Gidwitz, Gary Golio, Nora Raleigh Baskin, and Rita Williams-Garcia discuss the censorship and risk they face in the literary landscape, as well as the overriding importance of writing the "true thing." [Audio]
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| | Viva the Belarus Free Theater
Tom Stoppard, Don DeLillo, Billy Crudup, E.L. Doctorow, and others join the Belarus Free Theater for an emotional performance celebrating the courage of the many imprisoned artists and intellectuals in Belarus. [Video]
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