June 2012

Bookmark This: Nora Ephron's "A Few Words About Breasts"

Posted: June 28th, 2012 by PEN Center USA Comments: 42

In honor of her extraordinary career, we thought we would share Nora Ephron's 1972 essay, "A Few Words About Breasts," originally published in her Esquire column. Please enjoy and pass along to friends:

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Advisor Interview: Samantha Dunn

Posted: June 27th, 2012 by PEN Center USA Comments: 3

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Writers' Reel: Percival Everett

Posted: June 26th, 2012 by PEN Center USA Comments: 3

Writers' Reel is a weekly video feature.

 

 

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Bookmark This: Tin House Summer Workshop Reading Schedule

Posted: June 23rd, 2012 by PEN Center USA Comments: 2

Whether you're going to the Tin House Summer Writer's Workshop or not, you should check out the program's evening readings, which are open to the public! The schedule can be found here.

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Writers' Reel: Junot Diaz on Verisimilitude

Posted: June 19th, 2012 by PEN Center USA Comments: 2

Writers' Reel is a weekly video feature.

Junot Díaz discusses the challenges of creating a vibrant, multi-voiced world on the page.

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"Reality" Check

Posted: June 18th, 2012 by Shanna Mahin Comments: 5

This Blackfield cover of an old Alanis song says every single thing I’m about to say, and about a hundred times more poetically, so, although my hope is you’ll click on it and let it be the soundtrack to my post, you could just close your eyes and listen and we’d be good. This is the closest to a theatrical performance I’ll ever get, so I hope you’ll indulge me. Go on, click it. (Sorry about the commercial.)

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A Final Review

Posted: June 15th, 2012 by Carl Peel Comments: 0

The night before my final review and into that morning, I was filled with a sense of dread. I didn't know if I had successfully revised my manuscript based on the demands of the program, learning what I needed to learn as slowly as I did. This is not a feeling I’m used to. I’m used to learning quickly and excelling at things I do. Maybe that’s why I like writing so much - it’s difficult and engrossing and I have to really work at it.

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RAN 28/12: SUDAN

RAN 28/12: SUDAN
June 2012

POET REPORTEDLY SENTENCED TO DEATH; PLACE OF DETENTION UNKNOWN

Bookmark This: Janet Fitch's Ten Rules For Writers

Posted: June 14th, 2012 by PEN Center USA Comments: 4

Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and Paint It Black, is known as an incredibly generous writing teacher, and for that reason she's shared ten universal writing tips that are drawn from her own experiences. Janet Fitch also regularly donates her time as an author evening host for the Emerging Voices Fellowship.

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Writers' Reel: A Conversation with Ray Bradbury

Posted: June 12th, 2012 by PEN Center USA Comments: 1

Writers' Reel is a weekly video feature.

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