Ithaca City of Asylum
Providing refuge for persecuted writers and artists since 2001
Category: journalism
Prominent Nicaraguan dissidents to discuss literature, art, and power
Novelist Sergio Ramirez and cartoonist Pedro X. Molina will explore the power and limits of fiction and other forms of creative expression in an online event on Sunday, October 15, at 2 pm EDT.
Read MoreExiled writers complete solidarity tour
Four writers who were forced to flee their home countries spent Banned Books Week on a three-city solidarity tour that included public presentations, meetings with students, social events, and other activities.
Read MoreSolidarity in times of crisis
We send you greetings in this time of collective isolation. We hope that you are healthy, safe, and supported by family and friends. Like many of you, we have been asking ourselves what we can do to pitch in, both…
Read MoreExiled journalists share their stories
In an emotional discussion before a rapt audience, ICOA’s three most recent writers-in-residence shared their stories of adjustment and perseverance while living in exile in Ithaca. All three were forced to leave their home countries because of their work as…
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