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PEN World Voices Festival
For one week each spring, the PEN World Voices Festival showcases the work of more than 50 international writers from across the globe in conversations, readings, performances, demonstrating that… More
Membership
"My analyst insists that I join PEN... Consequently I am enclosing my [check] for membership." —Joseph Heller, PEN Member Read the Publisher's Weekly piece on PEN America's new look and the… More
2013 Call for Literary Awards Submissions
The PEN Literary Awards are the most comprehensive in the United States. Each year, with the help of its partners and supporters, PEN confers more than $150,000 to writers… More
PEN Concerned About Pinar Selek Trial
PEN International concerned that Turkish writer, sociologist, and feminist Pinar Selek is being subjected to campaign of judicial harassment as she faces into her third retrial. More
Monster Brought to Its Knees
“The golf fan really has my respect,” Ben said. “They go out there and get sunburned or rained on, they push each other around, they stand until their backs… More
In-Kind Gifts
In giving to PEN America, non-cash donations can help make a difference in our programming. Below are some of the program-supporting activities you may be able to provide: Equipment Donating recording… More
Planned Gifts
By including PEN American Center in your will, you can leave the legacy of literature and free expression to future generations. Whatever your stage of life, and whatever your family and… More
The Gift of Stock
Why make a gift of stock? If you itemize your tax returns, gifts of securities entitle you to a federal income tax charitable deduction. In the case of appreciated securities,… More
Corporate Matching
Want to make your gift dollars go further? You may be able to do just that through your company's matching gift program. Thousands of companies, small and large, have… More
Capturing Race
Fatima Shaik: Writing MelitteIn my young adult novel Melitte, I did not let readers know that she was a slave until the third chapter. I wanted them first to identify with… More
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