Join more than 100 writers from 30 countries to celebrate the transformative power of the written word, May 4-10, NYC

Posted by SendMeYourNews on April 18, 2015 at 6:11pm
3828836959?profile=originalJoin more than 100 writers from 30 countries to celebrate the transformative power of the written word. This year’s focus is on Africa and its diaspora, and the program is co-curated by Award-winning Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who was just selected as one of the "100 Most Influential People" by TimeMagazine.
The 11th Annual
PEN World Voices Festival
On Africa: May 4 – 10, 2015
Welcomes CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE as Co-Curator
 
The Festival will also feature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Edwidge Danticat, Teju Cole, and many other distinguished writers from the African diaspora.
 
SELECT 2015 PEN WORLD FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
» STORIES THAT TRAVELED: Wed., May 06, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. featuring Baba Wagué Diakité, Marilyn Nelson, and Nnedi Okorafor. Moderated by Fatima Shaik. Get event info +Buy a $10 ticket.
» AFRICA IN TWO ACTS: Wed., May 6, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. featuring Boubacar Boris Diop, Aminatta Forna, Billy Kahora, Achille Mbembe, and Lola Shoneyin. Get event info + Buy a $10 ticket with promo code AKILA2015.
» NINETY MINUTES, THREE MINDS: Fri., May 8 at 8:30 p.m. featuring Adéwálé Àjàdí, Alain Mabanckou, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor and Anderson Tepper. Get event info + Buy a $10 ticket with promo code AKILA2015.
» IN AND OUT OF AFRICA: Sat., May 9 2015 at 3 p.m. with Adéwálé Àjàdí, Ananda Devi, Boubacar Boris Diop, Billy Kahora, Alain Mabanckou, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, and Véronique Tadjo. Moderated by Rich Blint, Odile Cazenave, and Philip Gourevitch. Get event info + Buy a $10 ticket with promo code PEN2015.
 
SPECIAL OFFER
To the POB! and AKILA WORKSONGS network: Use promo code AKILA2015 and receive the PEN Members' Discount to select activities.
 
Review the full schedule and purchase tickets at www.penworldvoices.org. For ticket information, call 866.811.411
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature
On Africa: May 4 - 10, 2015 | New York City

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