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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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  • An open book and a stack of books sit on a wooden table next to a glass of red wine. Text overlay reads: PEN America Washington Literary Salon and Happy Hour.

    PEN America Washington Literary Salon and Happy Hour

    Wednesday March 19
    5:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET
    Busboys and Poets
    Free
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  • Two women, one holding a red apple, appear beside three book cover images. The covers feature the titles Yoko Tawada, Paul Celan and the Transtibetan Angel, and Suggested in the Stars. Logos for Rizzoli, Strauss, and PEN America are at the bottom.

    Yoko Tawada in Conversation with Monique Truong

    Tuesday March 25
    6:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
    Rizzoli Bookstore
    Free
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    Building Resilience Against Disinformation: What Comes Next?

    Wednesday March 26
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Free
    Speakers: Michelle Beaver, Maritza L. Félix, Jonathan Friedman, Henry Hicks, Timothy Richardson, Kurt Sampsel
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  • Two women, one with curly blonde hair and one with long curly black hair, are featured on a promotional graphic for the 2025 AWP Conference & Bookfair. The event titled The Female Gaze: Powerful Narratives for the Times is hosted by PEN America.

    The Female Gaze: Powerful Narratives for The Times

    Saturday March 29
    3:20 PM – 4:35 PM PT
    Los Angeles Convention Center
    Free
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  • Jennifer Finney Boylan | Authors’ Evenings

    Monday April 7
    7:00 PM ET
    $350
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  • There Is No Place For Us: A Conversation with Brian Goldstone

    Tuesday April 8
    6:00 PM ET
    First Lutheran Church
    Free
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    So you want to support the Freedom to Read… A Physical and Digital Safety Workshop for Organizers

    Wednesday April 16
    7:00 PM – 8:30 PM ET
    Free
    Speakers: Jeje Mohamed, Madison Markham, beck Haberstroh
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  • Text SANT JORDI IN NEW YORK in white, arranged diagonally. A red rose intersects the letters. A green dragon silhouette and tail bracket the words. Black background.

    Sant Jordi NYC

    Wed. Apr. 23, 6:00 PM – Sat. Apr. 26, 4:00 PM ET
    West Village Business Improvement District (BID)
    Free
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  • A person with long hair, wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket, holds a bird of prey on their gloved hand in an open field. To the right is the book cover of Ruth Run by Elizabeth Kaufman, featuring a woman seen in a cars side mirror.

    Elizabeth Kaufman | Authors’ Evenings

    Thursday April 24
    7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET
    $350
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