March 15, WASHINGTON POST:
A group of writers including Lorrie Moore and Michelle Alexander announced Thursday that they are pulling out of this year’s PEN AMERICA World Voices Festival, citing the organizer’s inaction over the war in Gaza.
In a letter published on Lit Hub, the writers criticized literary nonprofit PEN America for failing to issue reports detailing attacks on Palestinian writers,
or to launch mobilization campaigns similar to one from 2022 opposing the war in Ukraine.
Read the entire article HERE
PEN AMERICA SITE HERE
https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-release-on-israel-hamas-war/
Pen America’s page on the Israel-Hamas war
PEN INTERNATIONAL https://www.pen-international.org/
PEN International calls on help for journalists in Gaza
PEN International calls for the immediate release of artists Ahmed Tobasi and Mustafa Sheta, and an end to Israel’s targeting of writers and cultural figures
Palestinian writer and activist Ahed Tamimi released following weeks of arbitrary detention
Pen International calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
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