• Voices from the PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature

    Edward Snowden, Aminatta Forna, Mona Eltahawy, and Tom Stoppard

    Next week kicks off the start of 12th annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. One of the world’s largest literary festivals with more than 150 writers from 30 countries in attendance, the Festival catalyzes conversations among writers, artists, thought-leaders, and the broader public on a variety of timely cultural and social topics. The following pieces appear in PEN America: A Journal from Writers and Readers, which will be available at the festival. For a chance to win tickets to the festival, please email giveaway@lithub.com.

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