This is a free event, but registration is required.

The war in Ukraine has brought forth a remarkable resistance and solidarity among its citizens, as well as unimaginable personal and professional transformations. Artem Chapeye, fiction writer, is now a private in the Defense Forces; Artem Chekh, whose 2022 New York Times Op-Ed was titled “I’m a Ukrainian Soldier and I’ve Accepted My Death,” now patrols the Chernobyl exclusion zone; and poet/filmmaker Iryna Tsilyk—winner of 2020 Directing Award in World Cinema at Sundance—fled besieged Kyiv with her son and her cat. In an urgent convocation, these Ukrainian writers tell the story of their country’s struggle from their various and precarious perspectives. The event will be moderated by former U.S. Marine and National Book Award-winning novelist and non-fiction writer Phil Klay.

This program is presented with the support of PEN Ukraine and the Ukrainian Institute.

The 2023 PEN World Voices Festival is a celebration of world literature and free expression. Over four days, over 100 writers from nearly 30 countries will be featured in engaging talks, panels, readings, and performances in New York City and greater Los Angeles.

Visit https://worldvoices.pen.org/ for more information about the entire festival, as well as PEN America.