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Tell Congress to Protect Free Speech
Join PEN America in protecting free speech by telling your federal elected officials to oppose a ban on TikTok. More
PEN America Condemns Move to Expel Tennessee Lawmakers Who Protested on the Legislature Floor
“The right to protest is paramount. Community members have a right to be heard by the lawmakers who serve them, and legislators have a duty to represent the voices… More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Rachel Heng
The work of fiction is to evoke emotion, to pose a certain set of questions and contradictions, to create a system of meaning through the building of a world… More
PEN America Calls on Twitter to Remove “State-affiliated Media” Designation from NPR’s Twitter Account
“Twitter defines state-affiliated media as ‘outlets where the state exercises control over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressures, and/or control over production and distribution.’ That… More
Announcing PEN America’s 18th Annual World Voices Festival, May 10-13 in New York City and Los Angeles
Ta-Nehisi Coates, a MacArthur “genius” grant honoree, will deliver the festival’s keynote, the annual Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture, May 11 at the New School on the book… More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Rushi Vyas
I’d rather tend toward over-sharing than under-sharing. I’d rather tend toward more understanding than less. More
Open Letter Calls for Probe of Inhumane Treatment of Imprisoned Chinese Writer
Angeli Datt, PEN America’s China research and advocacy lead, said: “The reports of the treatment of Mr Lü Gengsong in prison are troubling and we call for an immediate… More
Trusted Messengers: How Community Engagement Journalism is Uniquely Positioned to Slow the Spread of Mis/Disinformation
Tips for journalists and journalism-adjacent professionals who are committed to fighting mis/disinformation through community engagement practices. More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Sunu Chandy
I hope that this book helps to reflect that as LGBTQIA+ people, and as women, and as people of color, we must have a society where we can control… More
Countering misinformation and disinformation about the indictment of former President Donald Trump
The public is likely to be inundated with conflicting information, some of it reliable, some of it accidental misinformation, and some of it deliberate disinformation. PEN America offers the… More