PEN America invites writers who exited festival over Gaza to discuss ‘divergent views’

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The writers group is also making a ‘substantial financial contribution’ to fund for distribution to Palestinian writers

The writers group PEN America has offered an olive branch to a group of prominent authors and literary figures who withdrew from its flagship World Voices festival in protest at its perceived stance over the Israel-Gaza war.

In an open letter published Wednesday, the organization said it wants to meet with the authors and others in a public forum to discuss “sharply divergent views on questions of deep consequence”.

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