Literary dispatches from around the world

PEN Atlas showcased the very best international writers, bringing new insights into the rich literary landscape beyond the English language. Inspiring literature lovers to sample new writing from other countries, and encourage publishers to bring that writing to the British market. PEN Atlas was a project of English PEN’s Writers in Translation Committee and was supported by Arts Council England and Bloomberg.

The project was previously available on our website, but has since been archived. Our work continues today through our translations programme, PEN Transmissions, our online magazine for international and translated voices and the PEN Translates Bookshelf – a monthly round-up of books to read in translation – all selected from our PEN Translates award-winning books.