NEW YORK LITERARY PICK : PEN " ON THE EDGE " APRIL 28TH - MAY 4 2014 and THE BUREAU WRITING CONTEST


THE BUREAU OF ARTS AND CULTURE : LITERARY CHALLENGE

" A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS , SO THEY SAY ... "

WRITING CONTEST  &  ASSIGNMENT /  HERES HOW IT WORKS. 

1.  VISIT THE LINK BELOW        2.  CHOOSE A PHOTOGRAPH 

3. WRITE A SHORT STORY, POEM, ESSAY ABOUT THE IMAGE. 

FINALISTS AND WINNERS WILL BE PUBLISHED AT THE BUREAU 
OF ARTS AND CULTURE  MAGAZINE  ON - LINE WITH LINKS TO 
THEIR STORY AND SITE. THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A SIGNED 
& NUMBERED PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CHOSEN IMAGE.

TAP LINK BELOW & VIEW PHOTOGRAPHS BY BUREAU MAGAZINE:


ALL SUBMISSION MUST BE RECEIVED IN A  PDF  DOCUMENT AND IN 
THE BODY OF E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE BY APRIL 14 2014 /4.14.14  
SEND YOUR SUBMISSION TO : JohnnyMilwaukee@Earthlink.net 
WITH " BUREAU WRITING CONTEST " IN THE TITLE OF THE E-MAIL.
BE SURE TO INCLUDE A COPY OF THE PHOTO AND A DESCRIPTION.



For its 10th anniversary, the Festival celebrates those who have dared to stand "on the edge," risking their careers, and sometimes their lives, to speak out for their art and beliefs. Building upon PEN American Center's tradition of defending freedom of expression, the festival will foster cross-cultural dialogue among writers, artists, and citizens around the globe, offering connective tissue for a new generation to see beyond cultural divisions and misconceptions. Join us for a wide range of events, including debates, one-on-one conversations, participatory workshops, and performances in venues throughout the city.

Featured Events
Opening Night: Twelve Angry Women and Men
APRIL 28, 2014
Join an audience of 1,500 readers, activists, writers, intellectuals, and lovers of the written word to kick off the 2014 PEN World Voices Festival at New York's historic Great Hall at Cooper Union. With Adonis, Sofi Oksanen, Colm Toibin.
Lina Saneh / Rabih MrouƩ: 33 RPM and a Few Seconds
APRIL 29, 2014
Acclaimed Lebanese theater artists Rabih MrouĆ© and Lina Saneh, known for their experimental and controversial works, reconstruct the final moments of a young Lebanese man taking his own life in this semi-documentary installation.
The FBI Was Never the Same: 1971
APRIL 30, 2014
Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning are making headlines today, but in 1971, similar revelations of illegal domestic spying were brought to light when a group of radicals broke into a FBI office in Medina, PA. Post-screening discussion with filmmaker Johanna Hamilton, author Betty Medsgar (The Burglary), and two of the men involved in the incident.
Master Class Series
MAY 01, 2014
This unique series open to the public seeks to provide insight into the deeply personal process by which a writer puts pen to page. Featuring Adonis, Boris Akunin, LĆ”szlĆ³ Krasznahorkai, Ivan Klima, Philip Roth, and Colm TĆ³ibĆ­n.
Global Food: Over the Edge
MAY 01, 2014
Who should feed the world—agribusiness or small farmers? What will seven-billion hungry mouths eat—bio-techcrops from artisanal smallholders? A debate giving an insightful and wide-ranging perspective on one of the most pressing questions of this new century.
"Dylan Live"
MAY 02, 2014
Dylan Thomas's 1950s New York is brought to life in this multimedia tribute fusing Welsh and English spoken word, jazz, vinyl, beat poetry and hip hop. In celebration of Dylan's centennial, join Paul Muldoon and other poets, DJs and artists, as they revisit the time the writer spent in Greenwich Village where he recorded his first poetry to vinyl.
Interview Magazine: The Re-Interview with Martin Amis
MAY 03, 2014
PEN and Interview Magazine present this one-night only experiment in the fluctuations of identity. Novelist Martin Amis will be re-interviewed using the same questions posed to him by the magazine decades ago. He will then be asked to critique his earlier responses in a twist where current self meets old self and celebrity past haunts celebrity present.
Broken Dreams: 25 Years Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall
MAY 03, 2014
In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell with jubilance and chaos, bringing on a new era. But much as the demolition of the wall itself stretched into the subsequent years to come, so has the tough work of rebuilding Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union. Writers, artists, and scholars will mark the 25th anniversary with a discussion on what happened, what they wished had happened, and what might happen yet. With Timothy Garton Ash, Ivan Klima, and Adam Michnik.
In Conversation: Timothy Garton Ash and Salman Rushdie
MAY 04, 2014
Founder of PEN World Voices Festival and former PEN American Center President Salman Rushdie will discuss the importance of freedom of expression with his friend and colleague Timothy Garton Ash, a scholar and tireless advocate of free speech and the advancement of literature.