Featured
Tom Stoppard, M. NourbeSe Philip, Tanya Barfield, Rigoberto González to Receive PEN America Honorary and Career-Achievement Literary Awards
“Fostering and celebrating international literature is central to the mission of the PEN America Literary Awards; we seek to champion original and promising writers of the global community and… More
PEN Out Loud
New Year, New PEN Out Loud: Announcing our incredible lineup of writers who will join us in NYC for conversations about their writing and creative process. More
The Latest
PEN America On 
A prominent Tanzanian journalist arrested in July was released on Monday after pleading guilty to financial crimes in a case that critics had said was politically motivated. Rights groups saw the case as part of a pattern of tighter control on the media.
https://reut.rs/2PkNU4S
President Daniel Ortega barred La Prensa (@laprensa), the oldest newspaper in Nicaragua, from accessing newsprint and ink after they covered anti-government protests that erupted in 2018 and were brutally repressed by police. https://lat.ms/2ST0tXq
Journalist Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) has written an op-ed on the importance of the media reporting powerfully and precisely in the Trump era "to take a stand for democracy": https://wapo.st/2PkJVW1.
Alert Us
Are you an artist at risk or know someone who is?