The Bus Stop
L.R. – a pseudonym – writes from Afghanistan. Translated by Abdul Bacet Khurram.
Young Voices
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Leaping Seasons
Hongyu Jasmine Zhu on precious memories with her mother.
Hip-Hop & the Apocalypse
Jordan Aitcheson-Labarr on viewing a turbulent world through Hip Hop
To Which Homeland Should I Send My Letter?
Kamran Sajid on Panjabi folk music
Past and Future Death and Art
AJ Layla on legacy and creative instinct.
Mostar’s Sniper Tower
Tayiba Sulaiman on memorialisation.
Find Your Mind
Tallulah Howarth on embracing your poetic mind.
I Need to Build a Different Library
Finlay Worrallo on writerly intentions and the translation of ideas.
Writing What We Know
Jade Prince on writing Gen Z authentically for the screen.
Beatnik Snappers and Salt Bae Sprinklers
Elena Barham on the the ongoing lack of access to the arts for working-class writers.
To Fill the Void: A Conversation with Chloe Gong
Chloe Gong on how YA fiction and Shakespeare shaped her writing voice.
Caught in the Act
Abhijeet Singh on the relationship between photography and literature.
This Intangible Thing Called Storytelling
Mariam Jallow on the folklore, fear, and storytelling.
Relishing In My Pain
Simone Yasmin on the catharsis, and trauma, of performing poetry
Editorial: Young Voices
Our editorial on forthcoming work in PEN Transmissions.