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Our editorial on forthcoming work in PEN Transmissions.
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Ben Okri on climate crisis, the purpose of writing, and what we leave behind.
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Janika Oza on language and migration.
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Lilith Bardakçı on the history and evolution of Lubunca, the language spoken by the LGBTQ+ community in Turkey.
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Joseph Coelho on his poem marking Michael Rosen winning the 2023 PEN Pinter Prize
Read MoreBookpocalypse: AI and the Risks to Literature and Free Expression
Monica Ali’s PEN H.G. Wells Lecture
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By Gazan writer Nayrouz Qarmout, translated by Sawad Hussain and Perween Richards.
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Hanna Komar on visas, Belarus, and sunsets on Peckham Rye.
Read MoreIn the Midst of This, I Write
Michael Rosen’s PEN Pinter Prize 2023 speech
Read MoreThe Hotel
Zainab Akhlaqi, after leaving Afghanistan. Translated by Zubair Popalzai.
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Mahvash Sabet on how she got her poems out of Evin Prison with the bravery of the women of Iran
Read MoreLearning to Say Goodbye
Aissata Thiam, on five goodbyes.
Read MoreTo Fix Everything: In Eternal Memory of Victoria Amelina
By Oleksandr Mykhed. Translated by Maryna Gibson.
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Baek Sehee and Anton Hur on mental health, collaboration and finding perspective.
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Aoko Matsuda and Polly Barton on prizes, patriarchy and politics.
Read MoreNausea: An Interview with Ana Paula Maia
Ana Paula Maia on nausea, prose style, and cows. Translated by Carolina Orloff.
Read MoreI Did Not Make That Decision Out of Bravery
Awet Fissehaye responds to the proposed ‘Illegal Migration Bill’.
Read MoreChanging Tides
Bidisha Mamata responds to the proposed ‘Illegal Migration Bill’.
Read MoreThere’s No Such Thing as an “Illegal Refugee”: A Conversation with Gulwali Passarlay
Gulwali Passarlay responds to the proposed ‘Illegal Migration Bill’.
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