“The increase in the velocity of history means, among other things, that the ‘present’ becomes the ‘past’ more swiftly than ever before.” There is nothing new about man’s recording the events of his ...

I believe I’ve discovered a previously unrecognized genre of contemporary writing that deserves commendation for its distinctiveness and frequent excellence. It’s practiced mainly by contemporary ...

EVER since the late Middle Ages, Italy has been giving the world great works of literature, but books were for centuries chiefly the concern of the more prosperous, and, to a degree, this is still ...

“I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.” (Emily Dickinson) “We fret about words we writers. Words mean. Words ...

PEN World Voices 2011 collaborates with the Asia Society to celebrate the work of some of the most innovative writers, poets, and translators from Japan, Korea, and Pakistan as they explore the ...

Megan Nolan reshapes modern love stories with brutal honesty, exposing obsession, power, and emotional self-erasure without ...

Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles(KCCLA/Director Wijin Park) presents the 12th video, the Live Gallery Tour with a Curator "The Modern and Contemporary Korean Writing" by the National Museum of ...

After four years’ worth of a novel-in-progress is stolen from her London flat (an experience likened to an “early miscarriage”), Tabitha Lasley decides to leave her magazine job and her boyfriend to ...

Pune: The Deccan Literary Festival brings to the stage two remarkable theatrical presentations that examine the endangered art of writing. This weekend's (Nov 16-17) offerings at Bal Gandharva Rang ...