Censorship spreads across U.S. college campuses.
PEN America’s principles and guidance on the complex issues surrounding free speech on college campuses.
With more than 22K instances since 2021, the bans have become normalized.
The 2026 Literary Awards will confer nearly $350,000 to writers.
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Local censorship tactics are being adopted on the state and federal levels
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Sam Jenkins was awarded Second Place in Fiction in the 2019 Prison Writing Contest.
“You always think you will know when it happens, but you don’t. When you fall apart, when all your abilities to manage, navigate, and remedy are rendered worthless.”