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PEN America celebrates literature with free and low-cost quality public programming, authors’ evenings, advocacy trainings, writers workshops, community gatherings and more.

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  • A promotional graphic for a Pen Out Loud Strand event features the book The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai, with portraits of two women—one with straight dark hair and pearls, another smiling outdoors.

    Kiran Desai | PEN Out Loud

    Thursday December 4
    7:00 PM ET
    The Strand Bookstore
    $10
    Speakers: Kiran Desai
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  • Illustration of books, including one labeled BANNED BOOK, with logos for PEN America, ABA, and Authors Against Book Bans. Text reads: Freedom to Read Act Read-In and Teen Activist Project.

    New York Freedom to Read Act Read-In

    Monday December 8
    3:30 PM ET
    Union Square (17th Street)
    Free
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    Four people are shown below a large title that reads: WEVE SEEN THIS BEFORE: LESSONS FROM EXILE ON RECOGNIZING AUTHORITARIANISM. Logos for PEN America, kronika, Bard, and CUNY are displayed above.

    We’ve Seen This Before: Lessons from Exile on Recognizing Authoritarianism

    Wednesday December 10
    6:00 PM ET
    Newmark J-School
    PRIVATE
    Speakers: M. Gessen, Sevgi̇ Akarcesme, András Pethő, Ramón Zamora, Liesl Gerntholtz
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  • Event graphic for Reading from Best Debut Short Stories 2025 featuring the book cover, nine author headshots, host Lydi Conklin’s name, event partners’ logos, and colorful circles as design elements.

    PEN/Dau Prize x Catapult: Reading from Best Debut Short Stories 2025

    Wednesday December 10
    7:00 PM ET
    Free
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  • Five smiling people are shown in individual portrait photos above the text: “2025 Annual General Meeting, Writing Our Way Forward: Authors, Activism, and Artistry. Professional Membership Exclusive.” PEN America logo at bottom right.

    Writing Our Way Forward: Authors, Activism, and Artistry

    Wednesday December 17
    8:00 PM ET
    Free
    Speakers: Rex Ogle, Kasey Meehan, Padma Venkatraman, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Maggie Tokuda-Hall
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