For two years we provide a furnished house, a living stipend, medical coverage, and help in transitioning to potentially permanent exile.
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from "Give Me Shelter," by Aviya Kushner A most authoritative and thoughtful article on refugee writers. Click here to read the article
Update on Alphabet City City of Asylum presented its Alphabet City literary center project to the general membership of the Central Northside Neighborhood Council at the CNNC's September meeting. Zoning approval for the project was overwhelmingly endorsed by the membership. This marks the third endorsement of the project by the CNNC membership. Click here to see the presentation
PRESS: Post-Gazette (5/4/2011), Tribune-Review (2/8/2011), Post-Gazette (5/29/2009)
Exiled Writer-In-Residence Huang Xiang, China, 2004-2006 Khet Mar, Burma, 2009-2011 Horacio Castellanos Moya, El Salvador, 2007-2009.
City of Asylum/Pittsburgh awarded “Space for Change” grant by LINC-Ford Foundation. View the full PDF release by LINC-Ford!
PBS NewsHour's feature on City of Asylum/Pittsburgh See Jeff Brown's Arts Beat piece: "Writers in Danger Offered Safe Heaven in Pittsburgh." Poetry Foundation provided funding for this project.
City of Asylum/Pittsburgh has launched a web magazine Click here to check out the latest issue of Sampsonia Way!
Pittsburgh Magazine Read Christine O'Toole's article "Meet the Neighbors" from the Pittsburgh Magazine!
City of Asylum/Pittsburgh wins MetLife "Innovative Space Award" City of Asylum/Pittsburgh was selected as one of only six Awardees for the 2009 MetLife Innovative Space awards. We were recognized for our writer-residency program on Sampsonia Way. READ MORE
George Packer After his reading for City of Asylum/Pittsburgh, George Packer blogged on his experiences on Sampsonia Way in the New Yorker. Click here to read George Packer's blog (Note: we appear second on this page).
We are an all-volunteer organization, so your donation goes a long way. Donations are 100% tax deductible. MORE
Universities, Associations, Book Clubs and Book Lovers... It's easy to arrange a reading by one of the writers-in-residence. EMAIL US for more information.
Dave Bjornson was awarded our 2009 "Preserving Endangered Voices Award." Dave is the technical guru behind Jazz Poetry, and he has put in hundreds of hours each year to make it possible. READ MORE
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A Reading with Fabienne Kanor & Marvin Victor
Visiting writers at City of Asylum/Pittsburgh
FREE (Must RSVP)
Wednesday, January 25. 7 PM
Click here for details
Jazz Poetry Concert 2011
Click to read Bill O'Driscoll's review of Jazz Poetry Concert 2011
Did you know the Flying Wallendas took part in Jazz Poetry 2011?
Democratic Voice of Burma came to Pittsburgh to film Jazz Poetry 2011 and aired this 2-minute video.
