Politicized: Writing Trans Narratives Today
Trans stories today are working against a daunting history of suppression, erasure, and violence. This event convenes transgender and cis writers to explore how they... Read More
Translation Manifesto
In 1969, the PEN America Translation Committee released a manifesto ahead of the 1970 “World of Translation” conference, the first gathering of its kind in... Read More
Writing Truthfully for Kids about Today’s Issues
Children’s and YA literature have increasingly become war zones of conflicting values, with educators, parents, and politicians battling over what kinds of books should be... Read More
Indie Lit Fair
Join us for the eighth annual Indie Lit Fair, co-presented by the PEN World Voices Festival and the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP).This... Read More
DREAMING on Stage
From different corners of the earth, a group of writers have gathered to write epic plays about everything they know and everything they believe in.... Read More
DREAMing Out Loud: A Public Reading
From Mexico to Nigeria, Kazakhstan to Honduras, Brazil to Jamaica, South Africa to Bangladesh, and beyond, our DREAMers will share stories of journeys toward hope,... Read More
Translation Slam
The Translation Slam puts different translations of the same text side by side and invites the translators, authors, and audience members to join in a... Read More
Off-Kilter: Fairy-Horror-Tales in the 21st Century
As global crises abruptly manifest from invisible viruses, the swelling miasma of greenhouse gasses, world-threatening geopolitical tensions, it’s no surprise that in the past few... Read More
Vital Voices from Indie Lit Publishers
Vital Voices from Indie Lit Publishers, hosted by The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP), presents readings from a diverse array of independently published... Read More