Events Calendar
Friday
October 1
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm ETSaturday
October 2
11:00 am – 4:00 pm ET![Snapshot of interior of Scuppernong Books; on top: “Banned Books Week 2021” in a red banner and “Celebrating Banned Books Week at Scuppernong Books”](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/celebrating-banned-books-week-scuppernong-books-300x200.png)
Celebrating Banned Books Week at Scuppernong Books
Scuppernong BooksTuesday
October 5
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm ET![Photo from 2019 PEN America Literary Gala in background; on top: “PEN America Literary Gala. Tuesday, October 5, 2021”](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-pen-america-literary-gala-featured-image-300x200.png)
2021 PEN America Literary Gala
American Museum of Natural HistoryThursday
October 7
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm ETTuesday
October 12
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ETWednesday
October 13
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm MT![Speaker headshots on red background and "Keeping it Local: Representation in Colorado Journalism" on a white background with the PEN logo in white in the upper right corner](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/keeping-it-local-colorado-event-300x200.png)
Keeping it Local: Representation in Colorado Journalism
Buell Public Media CenterWednesday
October 13
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm ETThursday
October 14
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ETWednesday
October 20
3:00 pm ETTuesday
October 26
12:00 pm ETTuesday
October 26
7:00 pm – 8:15 pm ET![James Stavridis headshot and "Sailor's Bookshelf" book cover](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/virtual-authors-evening-EVAN-OSNOS-300x200.png)
PEN America Virtual Author’s Evening with Evan Osnos
Digital EventTuesday
October 26
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm ETWednesday – Thursday
October 27 – November 18
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm ETWednesday – Thursday
October 27 – October 28
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm PT![Headshots of 2021 Emerging Voices Fellows bordering PEN America logo and “2021 Emerging Voices: The Final Reading” in center](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-emerging-voices-final-reading-300x200.png)
[VIRTUAL] 2021 Emerging Voices: The Final Reading
Digital EventWednesday
October 27
6:30 pm – 7:45 pm ET![Stack of open books with pages fanned out and with red overlay in background; on top: “Free Speech Live! A biweekly virtual forum for students. How to Beat Book Bans featuring special guest: Jonathan Friedman, Director, Free Expression and Education, PEN America”](https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/free-speech-live-how-to-beat-book-bans-300x200.png)