What Do Authors Need When They Travel? Ten authors tell PEN America what habits they maintain and what items they carry with them when traveling to support their writing practice.

From biting into ginger root to playing pick-up basketball games, 10 authors featured in our #PENTen Interview Series in 2025 tell us what habits they maintain and what items they carry with them when traveling to support their writing practice: pen.org/what-do-auth...

2025 Emerging Voices Fellowship: The Final Reading Join us virtually to celebrate the 2025 Emerging Voices Fellows, who will read together as the culmination of their  fellowship.

Don’t miss our virtual event: Emerging Voices Fellowship: The Final Reading this Wednesday, October 22 at 8 PM ET. Get your tickets here: pen.org/event/2025-e...

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A Novel Takes on the Threat of Political Violence In this PEN Ten interview, Alain Mabanckou discusses the power of literature in a time when government corruption is a dangerous reality.

In a new #PENTen interview, Alain Mabanckou, acclaimed poet, novelist, and UCLA professor, discusses the dangers of writing, the use of language in crafting meaning—and his newest book, Dealing with the Dead, out now from @thenewpress.bsky.social. See the full interview here: pen.org/alain-mabanc...

Maame Blue | The PEN Ten Interview - PEN America Maame Blue discusses "The Rest of You," her use of the second person, and why a sense of place is at the heart of Black British culture.

In our latest #PENTen interview, author Maame Blue talks with Sarah Dillard about her latest book "The Rest of You," the power of healing across generations, her writing process, and themes of place and perspective: pen.org/maame-blue-t...