PEN Transmissions
Articles
Elena Varvello on the power of place
Elena Varvello explores the idea of place as a multitude of characters in her writing.
The power of place
This is how my imagination works, I suppose: mysteriously, the process of writing always begins with a place.
Instructions Within — Andrew McMillan reads Ashraf Fayadh’s poetry
Editing a book review: a dangerous act in Turkey
As Cumhuriyet journalists await their verdict in Turkey, Can Bahadır Yüce pays tribute to his imprisoned colleagues and reflects on the link between populism and anti-intellectualism.
A conversation with Vigdis Hjorth
We have to work on two fronts. We have to do something about the structures, and we also have to help the individual.
PEN Atlas Q&A: Vigdis Hjorth
Interview by Theodora Danek
If This is a Lament
Exclusive preview of the title poem, 'If this is a lament', from a new chapbook of work by Turkish poet Bejan Matur, translated by Jen Hadfield and Canan Marasligil.
A conversation with Dorthe Nors
You become an estranged human being, which leads to a certain kind of solitude and loneliness.
PEN Atlas Q&A: Dorthe Nors
Theodora Danek speaks to Danish writer Dorthe Nors about her latest novel Mirror, Shoulder, Signal and its themes of solitude and loneliness in modern urban society.
The right/write to roam
Inua Ellams discusses how his heritage and his multi-placed identity laid the foundations for his new collection #Afterhours.
The Revolution over Dinner
Elliot Ackerman reflects on the role of fiction in times of conflict. His new novel Dark at the Crossing is published by Daunt Books in April 2017.