Originally from iran, Penn Javdan was born in the grip of a war that killed  over a million people. ​

 

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Penn writes atmospheric dramas about characters who confront big shadows—unlikely conspiracies, corrupt power, and dark technology— as they wrestle with a shifting sense of who they are.

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his published fiction has most recently appeared in Best Small Fictions, an international anthology whose guest editors have included Pulitzer Prize, PEN/Faulkner, and PEN/Malamud award winners.
 

He holds a PhD in philosophy and teaches select college courses in writing, politics, and communications, while also writing occasional journalism.

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Penn is based in Toronto, but has lived all over: los Angeles, barcelona, Tehran, Paris, New York City— and maybe someday the moon.