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Save the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities: What You Can Do
President Trump is soon expected to propose a budget that would completely eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). » What do… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump revokes Obama guidelines on transgender bathrooms, Russia's Foreign Ministry singles out what it calls "fake news", and more. More
Nat Turner
"And about this time i had a vision—and I saw white spirits and black spirits engaged in battle, and the sun was darkened—the thunder rolled in the Heavens, and… More
AZERBAIJAN: Health concern for imprisoned writer Rashad Ramazanov
PEN is deeply concerned for the health of writer and blogger Rashad Ramazanov, who is serving a nine-year sentence for his anti-government writings. His family, who recently visited him… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Spicer says Trump has great respect for the press, Uzbekistan releases one of the longest-imprisoned journalists, and more. More
2017 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for a Playwright in Mid-Career
Winner [caption id="attachment_135561" align="alignright" width="142"] Tarell McCraney, 2013 MacArthur Fellow[/caption] Tarell Alvin McCraney Three awards from PEN and the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater honor a Grand Master of American Theater,… More
2017 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for a Master American Dramatist
Winner Suzan-Lori Parks Three awards from PEN and the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater honor a Grand Master of American Theater, a mid-career playwright with an outstanding voice, and an… More
2017 PEN America Literary Awards Celebrate Books that Transcend Borders
CONTACT Literary Awards: [email protected] Sarah Edkins, Director of Communications: +1.646.779.4830, [email protected] NEW YORK--PEN America today announced the winners of its 2017 Literary Awards, including playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, whose life… More
The PEN Ten with Cameron Awkward-Rich
I do think, now, that making space for ourselves in indifferent, hostile worlds is the most daring thing we can do. More
65 Leading Writers Call on Trump to Halt Visa Ban
Sixty of the most prominent names in literature have sent a joint letter with PEN America to President Donald Trump today, urging him not to impose a new immigration… More
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