21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers is the theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day. Today, we urge you to join with others around the world to celebrate press freedom.
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In this video, Christos Tsiolkas reads an excerpt from his novel The Slap, which explores the changing lifestyle of Australia’s middle-class and confronts issues such as multiculturalism, homophobia, and infidelity.
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Journalist Judith Torrea’s blog, “Juárez, Under the Shadow of Drug Trafficking,” wins this year’s BOB Award for “Reporters Without Borders”, organized by Germany’s Deutsche Welle. Torrea’s blog covers drug cartel activities, government repression and police corruption in northern Mexico.
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In this video, Tommy Wieringa reads an excerpt of his 2005 novel Joe Speedboat at an event sponsored by City of Asylum/Pittsburgh, in partnership with PEN American Center.
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Mandanipour read at City of Asylum/Pittsburgh in November 2010. In this video clip, he answers questions from the audience and discusses the inherent difficulties translating from Farsi to English, the history of Persian literature, and some misconceptions regarding Iran’s literary culture.
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Burma, China, Cuba and Iran are first four countries on the list of Enemies of the Internet that Reporters Without Borders released March 12. Read Sampsonia Way’s coverage of these countries in interviews, articles and blog updates.
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On April 29, Sharma visited Sampsonia Way to give a reading sponsored by COA/P and the PEN American Center. He talked about his novel, the characters he creates and his sources of inspiration.
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“Homing Pigeons” is the first published work by South African writer Maxine Case. It first appeared in the 2005 anthology African Compass: New Writing from Southern Africa edited by J.M. Coetzee.
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In Hameed Al-Mukhtaar’s short story, a reporter searches for an elusive holy man in the labyrinthine back alleyways of an unnamed Iraqi city.
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Pittsburgh-based poet Terrance Hayes has been nominated for a National Book Award for his collection Lighthead. This video features selections of Hayes’ poetry at the 2010 Jazz Poetry Concert.
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Sampsonia Way's companion guide to City of Asylum’s Exiled Voice of China and Tibet literary event, featuring standout pieces from its three year coverage of exiled and persecuted writers. READ
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