Events Calendar
Sunday
September 1
12:00 pm – 12:45 pmSunday
September 1
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm![AJC-Decatur Festival 2019 Writing Identity In A Fractured World](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Decatur-2019-Writing-Identity-in-a-Fractured-World-300x170.png)
Writing Identity in a Fractured World
Marriott Atlanta Decatur Downtown/Emory Conference Center CDecatur, GA
Sunday
September 1
2:30 pm – 3:15 pmSunday
September 1
5:00 pm – 5:45 pmWednesday
September 4
7:00 pm – 8:30 pmSaturday – Sunday
September 7 – September 8
10:00 am – 10:00 pm![PEN America at the 2019 Hay Forum Dallas Event Image](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019-Hay-Festival-Landing-Page-Header-300x170.png)
PEN America at the 2019 Hay Forum Dallas
The Wild DetectivesTuesday
September 10
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm![PEN OUT LOUD: RION AMILCAR SCOTT AND VINSON CUNNINGHAM Event image](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Rion-Amilcar-Scott_600x340-1-300x170.png)
PEN Out Loud: Rion Amilcar Scott and Vinson Cunningham
The New School, John L. Tishman AuditoriumNew York, NY
Thursday
September 12
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm![icon of a laptop with a chain and padlock wrapped around it](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/online-harassment-field-manual-computer-icon_600x340-300x159.jpg)
Rx for Online Harassment: Preparation, Response, Support, and Self-Care
Sheraton New Orleans. Bayside C—4th FloorNew Orleans, LA
Thursday
September 12
6:30 pm – 9:00 pmThursday
September 12
7:00 pm – 9:00 pmSaturday
September 14
11:00 am – 12:00 pmMonday – Monday
September 16 – September 23
7:00 pm – 5:00 pmTuesday
September 17
8:30 am – 1:00 pm![ice sculpture of the word "truth"](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/truth-on-the-ballot-ice-sculpture-300x200.png)
Digital Disinformation and the Threat to Democracy: Information Integrity in the 2020 Elections
Federal Election CommissionWashington, D.C.
Tuesday
September 17
6:30 pm – 8:30 pmTuesday
September 17
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm![LA Press Freedom Week logo](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/la-press-freedom-week_event-featured-image-300x150.jpeg)
Points of Entry: Press Freedom at the U.S. Border
Santa Monica College Center for Media and DesignSanta Monica, CA
Wednesday
September 18
8:00 am – 9:15 amWednesday
September 18
6:00 pmWednesday
September 18
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm![headshots of participants at the Catapult Best Debut Short Stories launch event](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/catapult-debut-short-stories-brroklyn-book-festival_featured-image-300x175.png)
PEN America & Catapult Present the Best Debut Short Stories of 2019
Housing Works Bookstore CafeNew York, NY
Wednesday
September 18
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm![headshots of participants at the break out 2019 event](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/break-out-brooklyn-book-festival-2019_featured-image-300x170.png)
BREAK OUT: A 2019 PEN America Prison Writing Awards Celebration
St. Mark’s Church in the BoweryNew York, NY
Wednesday
September 18
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm![Writers As Witness Why Local Journalism Matters event image](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Writers-as-Witness-Why-Local-Journalism-Matters-300x170.png)
Writers as Witness: Why Local Journalism Matters
Scuppernong BooksThursday
September 19
7:00 pm – 9:00 pmFriday
September 20
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm![headshots of participants at the Translating Visual Stories event](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/translating-visual-stories-brooklyn-book-festival-19_featured-image-300x170.png)
Translating Visual Stories: Graphic Novels, Comics, Picture Books, and Illustrated YA
Deutsches Haus at NYUNew York, NY
Sunday
September 22
3:00 pm – 4:30 pmSunday
September 22
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm![Literature Locked Up Banned Books Week 2019 image](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/banned-books-week-2019_featured-image-300x200.png)
Banned Books Week 2019: Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, Michigan Room (League)Sunday
September 22
4:00 pm – 6:00 pmMonday
September 23
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm![Banned Together Boston](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/FI-Banned-Together-Boston-300x200.png)
Banned Together: A Censorship Cabaret—Boston, MA
Boston Public LibraryMonday
September 23
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm![Banned Together Philadelphia](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Banned-Together-Philadelphia-300x200.png)
Banned Together: A Censorship Cabaret—Philadelphia, PA
Parkway Central LibraryMonday
September 23
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm![Banned Together St. Petersburg](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Banned-Together-St.-Petersburg-300x200.png)
Banned Together: A Censorship Cabaret—St. Petersburg, FL
Palladium TheaterMonday
September 23
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm![Banned Together Houston](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/FI-Banned-Together-Houston-300x200.png)
Banned Together: A Censorship Cabaret—Houston, TX
Alley Theater-HubbardMonday
September 23
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm![Banned Together Chicago](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/FI-Banned-Together-Chicago-300x200.png)
Banned Together: A Censorship Cabaret—Chicago, IL
Roosevelt UniversityTuesday
September 24
7:00 pm – 9:00 pmTuesday
September 24
7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWednesday
September 25
6:30 pm – 8:00 pmWednesday
September 25
7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWednesday
September 25
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm![Banned Together Atlanta](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/FI-Banned-Together-Atlanta-300x200.png)
Banned Together: A Censorship Cabaret—Atlanta, GA
Kalliope Studios at The Atlanta Cuban ClubThursday
September 26
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm![headshots of the participants at the Campus at a Crossroads event](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/campus-speech-9.26.19_event-featured-image-300x170.png)
Campus at a Crossroads: Free Speech, Truth, and Democracy in an Election Year
NYU Cantor Film CenterNew York, NY
Friday – Saturday
September 27 – September 28
8:00 am – 8:00 pmFriday
September 27
7:30 pm – 9:00 pmFriday
September 27
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm![Banned Together Dallas](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/FI-Banned-Together-Dallas-300x200.png)
Banned Together: A Censorship Cabaret—Dallas, TX
Bishop Arts Theatre CenterFriday
September 27
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm![Literature Locked Up Banned Books Week 2019 image](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/banned-books-week-2019_featured-image-300x200.png)
Banned Books Week 2019: From Trauma to Transformation
Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore Sylmar, CASaturday
September 28
1:00 pm – 3:00 pmSaturday
September 28
2:00 pm – 6:00 pmSaturday
September 28
4:00 pm – 6:00 pmSaturday
September 28
7:00 pm – 9:00 pmSunday
September 29
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm![Banned Together Nashville](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Banned-Together-Nashville-300x200.png)