‘They were taken alive, alive we want them returned!’
Supporting the struggle of the parents of disappeared Mexican students
Central America
Central America – PEN Transmissions
'I can read': life and death in Guerrero
Juan Villoro writes about the recent abductions and murders of students in Mexico
Yule love these books in translation – 2013
Want some expert advice on what to read in translation? Then look no further. Top writers, literary scouts, critics and festival directors recommend books to give - and devour - during the festive season. Enjoy!
Imagine – Writing fiction in Mexico
Juan Pablo Villalobos returns to PEN Atlas this week, asking us to imagine the struggle of being a writer in Mexico, where fiction is so often outpaced by brutal reality
Day of the Dead 2012
To celebrate Day of the Dead, starting today in Mexico and throughout the world, PEN Atlas reports on the history of the festival, the poetry it has inspired, and its ongoing political relevance.
Why we keep going
In this week's PEN Atlas piece, Lydia Cacho writes about the post-traumatic stress of being a persecuted journalist, and the media's appetite for titillation rather than indignation
Lydia Cacho has gone
In this week’s PEN Atlas piece, Sanjuana Martinez pays tribute to her friend and colleague Lydia Cacho who has been forced to temporarily flee their native Mexico in the wake of terrifying deaths threats.
Bodies not corpses
In his latest PEN Atlas piece, Juan Pablo Villalobos introduces new voices which demonstrate Mexico’s rich literary landscape
Against Narcoliterature
This week for PEN Atlas, Juan Pablo Villalobos writes against ‘Narcoliterature’. This piece has been translated from Spanish by Rosalind Harvey.
I Don’t Want To Be In This Film Any More
The PEN Atlas series continues with a powerful despatch by Mexican writer Juan Pablo Villalobos.