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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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  • Freedom to Read Celebration | Rutherford County, TN

    Saturday July 18
    4:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT
    The Warehouse
    Free
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    Summer Office Hours: Where’s the Line Between Free Speech and Harm?

    Tuesday July 21
    2:00 PM ET
    Free
    Speakers: Neijma Celestine-Donnor, JD, MSW, LCSW-C, Aileen Favilla
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    Understanding School Board Elections: A Voter’s Guide to the Freedom to Read

    Monday July 27
    7:00 PM ET
    Free
    Speakers: Stephana Ferrell, William Johnson
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    Summer Office Hours: Rebuilding Trust After Conflict

    Tuesday July 28
    2:00 PM ET
    Free
    Speakers: Neijma Celestine-Donnor, JD, MSW, LCSW-C, Katrina Caldwell, Ph.D.
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    A Narrow Glimpse of Sky: Writers Across Borders on Survival and Solidarity

    Wednesday July 29
    1:00 PM ET
    Free
    Speakers: Dr. Behnaz Amani, Awet Fissehaye, Karin Deutsch Karlekar
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    Women in Translation Month 2026: French, Spanish, Russian, Mayan Ch’ol, and German

    Thursday August 13
    1:00 PM ET
    Free
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  • Cocktails and Conversation with Daniel Rivero

    Sunday August 16
    12:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Esmé Hotel
    Free
    Speakers: Daniel Rivero, William Johnson
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    Women in Translation Month 2026: Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, French, Traditional Chinese, and Spanish

    Thursday August 20
    8:00 PM ET
    Free
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    Women in Translation Month 2026: Polish, Norwegian, German, French, Danish, and Greek

    Thursday August 27
    1:00 PM ET
    Free
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