The prominent literary and free expression group cancelled its awards after a backlash from nominees.
Some 28 of the 61 authors and translators nominated for awards had withdrawn their books over PEN America's stance on Gaza.
Cancellation of World Voices festival comes days after organization cancelled 2024 edition of its annual awards ceremonyThe free speech organization PEN America has cancelled its World Voices festival after several authors withdrew their participation over the non-profit’s response to Israel’s military attacks against Gaza.The festival was scheduled to take place on 8 May in New York City and Los Angeles. A prominent group of writers including Naomi Klein, a Guardian columnist; Isabella Hammad;...
Dozens of nominated writers had withdrawn from consideration by literary and free-expression organizationThe writers group PEN America canceled its 2024 annual awards on Monday, just a week before the ceremony, after facing widespread and mounting criticism over its response to Israel’s war on Gaza.Sixty-one authors and translators were nominated for awards, but 28 of them withdrew their books from consideration, according to a statement released on Monday. Continue reading
Facing widespread unhappiness over its response to the Israel-Hamas war, the writers’ group PEN America has called off its annual awards ceremony. Dozens of nominees had dropped out of the event, which was to have taken place next week. PEN, a literary and free expression organization, hands out hundreds of
Following criticism of the organization’s response to the Israel-Hamas war, PEN America has canceled its annual awards ceremony recognizing outstanding literature. Of the 61 authors and translators nominated for the prestigious awards, 28 withdrew their books from consideration ahead of the event, which was set to be held April 29 at the Town Hall in New York City. Nine of the 10 nominees for the top recognition, the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and its $75,000 prize, withdrew from consideration....
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Russia is seeking to exploit America’s divisive debate over Israel’s offensive in Gaza through overt and covert propaganda, with the aim of aggravating political tensions in the U.S. and tarnishing Washington’s global image, according to two sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on the matter. In its ongoing information war against the United States, Russia has shifted its focus in recent months to the Israel-Hamas conflict, seeking to inflame existing divisions in the West and to portray...
The 1981 TV drama “Skokie” did more than give Hollywood legend Danny Kaye one of his last meaty roles.The fact-based film showed the American Civil Liberties Union defending the worst free speech possible: Nazis marching in a Chicago hamlet teeming with Holocaust survivors.It’s easy to defend virtuous speech. Supporting odious speech, the kind that makes decent people wince, is more challenging.And all the more necessary.That ACLU is no more. The once fierce free-speech advocate stayed muzzled...
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