The Future Will Be in Our Image
Elhum Shakerifar on The Conference of the Birds and the Global Sumud Flotilla.
PEN Transmissions
Articles
High Probability, a Cowardly Phrase
Parham Ghalamdar on thresholds, drawings, and war.
Silence as Expression, Symbol, and the Risks Facing Sudanese Writers and Filmmakers
Amal Akasha on Sudanese film, 1964 onwards.
The Bus Stop
L.R. – a pseudonym – writes from Afghanistan. Translated by Abdul Bacet Khurram.
The Haircut Razor
yuwei hua on family, writing, and identity.
A World That’s Slowly Slipping Through Our Fingers: An Interview with Joanna Elmy
Joanna Elmy on hate, home, and brands.
Plum Stew
Mahtab Grimshaw on food, Iran, and T. S. Eliot
I Wish there Had Been Writers Like You Writing about Characters with Which My Children Could Have Identified
Jacob Ross and Ashley Thorpe in conversation with Heather Marks about intergenerational writing.
A Matter of Conscience: Alice Oswald
Alice Oswald on what it means to write with and from conscience.
A Matter of Conscience: Reni Eddo‑Lodge
Reni Eddo‑Lodge on what it means to write with and from conscience.
A Matter of Conscience: Ahdaf Soueif
Ahdaf Soueif on what it means to write with and from conscience.
Peace: Max Porter’s 2026 PEN Lecture
English PEN’s annual PEN Lecture delivered by Max Porter on 29 April 2026.