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PENWORLD 2011

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Dates25 Apr – 1 May 2011This edition has ended
VenueLexington Convention CenterLexington, Kentucky · where the 2010 edition was; venue not yet confirmed
RunningSince 2009Annual · 4 editions on record
Last checked12 Nov 2026Organiser website checked
This is the 2011 edition. It has ended. See PENWORLD's current page for the next dates.

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Editions on record
4first in 2009

About PENWORLD

A celebration of world literature featuring more than 150 writers, 40 countries, and 50 events

The PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature will bring together more than 150 writers from across the globe for an exciting week of cross-cultural literary exchange, April 25–May 1, 2011. A stellar line-up of established and emerging authors will take the stage in venues across New York City for conversations, panels, readings and performances. Chaired by Salman Rushdie and now celebrating its seventh anniversary, the festival has featured such luminaries as Umberto Eco, Nadine Gordimer, Nuruddin Farah, Neil Gaiman, Etgar Keret, Ian McEwan, Toni Morrison, Orhan Pamuk, Zadie Smith, Wole Soyinka, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Jeannette Winterson, to name just a few.

From our listing of this edition. Details may have changed since.

Editions

YearDatesWhereExhibitorsVisitors
201215 Sep 2012Lexington Convention Center
Lexington, Kentucky
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201125 Apr – 1 May 2011Lexington Convention Center
Lexington, Kentucky
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201026 Apr – 2 May 2010Lexington Convention Center
Lexington, Kentucky
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20094–7 Sep 2009Pragati Maidan
New Delhi, India
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Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.

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