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Free Expression Digest: Wed. March 16

PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you a daily curated round-up of the most important free expression-related stories from around the web. Subscribe here. *This mailing list is currently in… More

The PEN Ten with Marlon James

"Writers do have a collective purpose, and that’s to write. I think we writers have managed to convince ourselves that that's not enough. Why is that? Writing can actually… More

Minutes of the 2016 Annual General Meeting

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting PEN American Center588 Broadway, Suite 303March 10, 2016 Agenda:I. Welcome remarks from PEN President Andrew SolomonII. Election of the 2016 Board of TrusteesIII. Finance… More

Free Expression Digest: Mon. March 14

Rights group calls on Egypt to reverse blasphemy conviction, Turkish government blocks Twitter and Facebook, European rights body to review Poland's new surveillance law. More

PEN’s New Officers and Trustees Announced

March 10, 2016—PEN America, the largest branch of the world's oldest literary and human rights organization, announced at its Annual General Meeting the newly-elected and reelected officer trustees of… More