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The Children’s/Young Adult Book Authors Committee supports writers and librarians whose books have been banned or challenged. We are eager to receive information about these actions so that we… More

“PEN America is an entrancing magazine: when it arrives, I fall helplessly into it, and am lost to everything else.”—Cynthia OzickPEN’s semi-annual literary journal publishes fiction, poetry, conversation, criticism,… More

The Writing Institute was created in 2004 to address the fact that many young writers and artists in New York City lack access to professional writing instruction beyond the… More

Free Expression The Free Expression Programs defend writers and protect free expression in the United States and around the world. Prison Writing The Prison Writing Program sponsors an annual writing contest, publishes a… More

“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 Miller PEN… More