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News July 18, 2026

Nigerian-American Poet Chisaraokwu Asomugha Named a 2026 PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow

by Submissions Editor

News May 11, 2026

South African Nobel laureate JM Coetzee Refuses Jerusalem Writers Festival Invitation

by SUBMISSIONS EDITOR

Book News December 19, 2025

Ethiopian-American Novelist Dinaw Mengestu Elected President of PEN America

by Blessing Uwisike

News May 06, 2025

Nigerian Writers Jane Kalu and Chika Unigwe are Among the Winners of the 2025 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction!

by Jagravi Dave

News April 03, 2024

Prestigious Award for Zanzibari Novel Comes Amidst Mounting Criticism of PEN America

by Brittle Paper

News February 06, 2023

6 African Authors Have Been Longlisted for the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards

by Kuhelika Ghosh

Lifestyle November 18, 2022

African Authors Call on World Leaders to #SaveAlaa and Free Unjustly Imprisoned Egyptian Writer Alaa Abd El-Fattah

by Kuhelika Ghosh