PEN News: January, 2009

PEN News: January, 2009
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PEN ADVOCACY

Help Free Liu Xiaobo
Last month, Chinese authorities arrested dissident writer and prominent PEN Member Liu Xiaobo on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power.” If convicted, he faces a minimum of three years in prison. Join our efforts to speak out on his behalf. >> Take action now

http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3040/prmID/172

PEN Relaunches Campaign for Core Freedoms with Focus on Restoring Rights
Serious human rights violations have taken place since 9/11. Restoring these rights will require broad and decisive action on the part of the new administration, as well as a national reckoning of our past. Visit PEN.org to learn about PEN’s agenda going forward, what you can do to help, and resources for writers working to end the abuses. >> More

UPCOMING EVENTS

February 10:
Crossing Cultures, Changing Skins:
Writing Across Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Culture
With: Helen Benedict, Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Fatima Shaik, Cheryl Willis Hudson
Multiculturalism has become a buzzword in children's book publishing. But what does this mean for the writers, illustrators, and editors who wish to create these books? >> More

February 11–14:
AWP Chicago
PEN is pleased to be presenting two events at this year's AWP Conference in Chicago. >> More
• Something to Declare? America's Internal Border
With: Stacy Leigh, Luis Urrea, Tyehimba Jess, Achy Obejas, Roger Sedarat
• The Duty of a Writer
With: Jackson Taylor, Marie Ponsot, Paul Muldoon, Sapphire

February 24:
A Benefit for PEN America: A Journal for Writers and Readers
With: Lydia Davis, Deborah Eisenberg, Janet Malcolm, Francine Prose, and more
Please come to the first ever reading in support of PEN’s award-winning magazine, PEN America, which aims to fight cultural insularity by publishing work that speaks across political, cultural, and linguistic boundaries.
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