2019 PEN/Hemingway Award winner There There by Tommy Orange

Announcing the winner of the 2019 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel: There There by Tommy Orange

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2019 Freedom To Write Honorees Eman Al-Nafjan and Loujain Al-Hathloul

PEN America will honor imprisoned activist-writers with the Freedom to Write Award at the 2019 Literary Gala on 5/21

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Read our newest report—Truth on the Ballot: Fraudulent News, the Midterm Elections, and Prospects for 2020

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Institutionalizing Censorship: Cuba’s Decree 349 Poses Expansive Restrictions on Artistic Freedom | Read the Report

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Announcing the 2019 PEN World Voices Festival: Open Secrets | Join us from May 6-12, 2019

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PENamericanPEN America@PENamerican·
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We're thrilled to announce that Tommy Orange has won the 2019 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel! https://t.co/lJwBgW1uLW

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Fraudulent news in the 2018 election cycle tended to have one of a few objectives: attacking individual candidates, stoking distrust in the voting process, or amplifying a desired narrative about a particular political event.

Read our full report here: https://t.co/4J756FHE5L

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Imprisoned Saudi writers and activists #NoufAbdulaziz, #LoujainAlHathloul (pictured) and #EmanAlNafjan will be honored with the 2019 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award given by @PENamerican.

#FreedomOfExpression #SaudiArabia

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