PEN AMERICA
20th Annual World Voices Festival
Celebrating International Literature
The World Voices Festival, founded in 2004 by Salman Rushdie, Michael Roberts, and Esther Allen, is PEN America’s celebration of international literature and writers. Honoring our organization’s hundred-year history of uniting writers and readers to celebrate creative expression and the freedom to write for all, the Festival was founded in the wake of 9/11 to counter U.S. isolationism and broaden the channels of dialogue between the United States and the world.
This Year’s Voices
Featured NY Events
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Breaking the Novel
View Details: Breaking the NovelWednesday May 88:00 PM – 9:15 PMChurch of the Village$20Speakers: Jennifer Egan, Geetanjali Shree, Marie Myung-Ok Lee, Maurice Carlos Ruffin -
Confronting the Powerful
View Details: Confronting the PowerfulWednesday May 86:30 PM – 7:45 PMJoe’s Pub$20Speakers: Patrick Radden Keefe, Jonathan Blitzer, Patricia Evangelista, George Packer -
Literary Community & Mentorship
View Details: Literary Community & MentorshipFriday May 108:00 PM – 9:15 PMChurch of the Village$20Speakers: Roxane Gay, Min Jin Lee, Matthew Ortile, Leigh Newman -
Disappearing Acts: Censoring American Theater
View Details: Disappearing Acts: Censoring American TheaterFriday May 106:30 PM – 7:45 PMJoe’s Pub$20Speakers: Lynn Nottage, Carlyle Brown, Jeanine Tesori, Moisés Kaufman, John Weidman
This Year’s Voices
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Haunted Territory: The Weight of History
View Details: Haunted Territory: The Weight of HistorySaturday May 182:00 PM – 3:30 PMThe Wende MuseumSpeakers: Jenny Erpenbeck, Charmaine Craig -
Los Angeles Latinidad: Past, Present, and Future
View Details: Los Angeles Latinidad: Past, Present, and FutureWednesday May 157:00 PM – 8:30 PMThe Preserve$10Speakers: Héctor Tobar, George J. Sánchez, Kelly Lytle Hernandez -
Love in the Big City
View Details: Love in the Big CityFriday May 177:00 PM – 8:30 PMThe Preserve$10Speakers: Sang Young Park, Rex Ogle -
To Our Foremothers: Love, Grief and How Art Sustains Us
View Details: To Our Foremothers: Love, Grief and How Art Sustains UsSaturday May 117:00 PM – 8:30 PMThe Preserve$10Speakers: Amy Gerstler, Daniela Naomi Molnar, Louise Steinman
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