The afternoon session starts with Norman Mailer reading the names of the authors who have signed petitions on Nicaragua and the case of Margaret Randall. Then, women take the floor to read statements and protest against the underrepresentation of women in the whole conference and in the structure of PEN American Center. Followed by that, Nadine Gordimer, György Konrád, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, and Norman Mailer continue the panel, discussing the imagination of the state.

Portions of 8 compact cassettes (1/8-inch magnetic audio tape; 120 minutes), including two duplicates

Duplicates were formerly described as c1913 (Part 3 of 4 and a portion of Part 2 of 4).