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Good Kings, Bad Kings
One thing I didn’t remember to think about is nothing never happens around here. Some cars drove by, and maybe the drivers looked at me? But they didn’t look… More
Priority Campaigns
PEN America is engaged in several large-scale initiatives to protect freedom of expression and promote fundamental rights in the United States and around the world. Read below to learn… More
Take Action
SPREAD THE WORD:The simplest and most effective response to censorship and the silencing of voices is to spread the word: to write and tell the stories of those who… More
PEN Programs
“PEN is the voice of cultures truthfully addressing one another rather than governments or armies in confrontation. The object is not to win something, but to illuminate something.”—Arthur MillerPEN… More
Tools for Teachers
FOR TEACHERS IN NYC:Writers In the Schools aims to inspire students to read more regularly and more critically, and to encourage them to explore writers from various cultures and… More
Tools for Writers
PEN offers programs to assist writers, including:Grants & Awards Available to American WritersTranslation DirectoryWriters Fund More
A Report on PEN’s SCOTUS Hearing
On a day when the rest of Washington was shuttered and hunkered down for Hurricane Sandy, the Supreme Court stuck it out and heard arguments over whether PEN and… More
Academic, Activist, and Blogger Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace’s Health Deteriorates
PEN is seriously concerned for the health of prominent academic, activist, and blogger Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, who is said to be very weak as a result of a hunger… More
Burning Ants
My brother Credence says people who leave are deluding themselves about what’s out there. I just think they’re cowards. Mr. Tofu Scramble says I should go anyway, that it’s… More
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