PEN Emerging Voices authors with installation by Olivia Campbell at LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions). Photo: Khalid F.
Readings

PEN Emerging Voices 2019

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PEN America’s Emerging Voices Fellowship pairs underrepresented writers with professional authors who offer mentorship, advice on craft, and feedback on works in progress building toward publication. This culminating event presents 2019 fellows Judy Choi, Anthony Hoang, Fajer Alexander Khansa, T. K. Lê, and Dare Williams reading together for the last time, with introductions by mentors Steph Cha, James Sie, Venita Blackburn, Vickie Vértiz, and Sesshu Foster.

Image at top of page: Writers with installation by Olivia Campbell at LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions). Photo: Khalid F.  

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