BARRY JENKINS TO RECEIVE AWARD FOR SCREENPLAY EXCELLENCE AT PEN AMERICA 2018 LITFEST GALA
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Sign Now: Demand Journalists Be Given Immediate Access to Child Detention Centers
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Announcing the Winners of the 2018 Los Angeles Literary Awards
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PEN AMERICA EMBARKS ON NATIONAL EXPANSION OF PRESS FREEDOM EFFORTS with PEN Across America
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Demand the release of 2018 PEN/BARBEY FREEDOM TO WRITE AWARD WINNERS WA LONE AND KYAW SOE OO, SENTENCED TO Seven YEARS IN Prison
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“What Matters is the Writing Itself”: A PEN Ten Interview with the 2018 Los Angeles Literary Award Winners
"Every step of the writing process is also a choice to include or exclude, and being aware of our own biases in making those choices seems necessary." More
Jamal Khashoggi: The World Deserves Answers
PEN America will continue to follow the case closely and to advocate for the Saudi regime to provide clarity about Jamal Khashoggi’s whereabouts. More
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Critics see the condemnations of Alan Hollinghurst's Man Booker prize-winning novel exploring gay relationships as an attempt to muzzle liberal broadcasters. https://t.co/e1LNWo3hIL
TODAY is the last day to submit your comment to oppose the protest "tax" proposed by the administration in our nation's capital. The government must read every comment, so make sure your voice is heard: https://t.co/PuKggVwzVI
"Is the collective 'we' ready for an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated woman to be expansive, nuanced and layered?"
@rhorton4 spoke with Jennifer Bowen Hicks and our own @caits_meissner about the challenges faced by incarcerated women poets. https://t.co/Ea72VSd39r
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