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Dylan Edwards on “Fun Home”
Fun Home gets banned for the same reasons it resonates: It tells queer people we exist, and that oppression can kill us... More
14 Literary Organizations That Support Writers Who Resist
Globally and nationally, these organizations help raise the voices of marginalized and underrepresented communities, advocate for persecuted and prosecuted writers, and do everything they can to ensure that the… More
New PEN Archive Offers 1500 Hours of Audio/Video of Your Favorite Authors Online
PEN America has a new digital archive, and it will give you access to hundreds of hours of interviews, panels, and debates with your favorite authors. More
A Literary Activist’s Guide to the PEN America Digital Archive
I find archives strangely comforting…they are reminders of what’s recurred and changed, reminders that others were grappling similarly in the past and theirs are the shoulders we stand on. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort demands the New York Times retract an article alleging he is in debt to pro-Russia interests; Hong Kong book fair feels pressure from… More
PEN America’s Activist Guide to AWP 2017
PEN America has put together a guide to all events taking place at this year's Association of Writing Professionals (AWP) conference focusing on activism or action. More
China: PEN International renews its calls to release all writers, journalists and publishers
On World Human Rights Day, PEN International reiterates its calls on the Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all writers, journalists, bloggers and publishers held for peacefully exercising… More
New Editors on the Illustrated PEN
By Antonio Aiello We launched the Illustrated PEN in the spring of 2015 with the graphic novel Baddawi, by Chicago-based Palestinian artist and organizer Leila Abdelrazaq. The series aspired to… More
PEN America Continues to Broaden Leadership and Address New Challenges to Expression
UPDATED March 9, 2017 NEW YORK—PEN America has named to its Board of Trustees Lauren Embrey (President and CEO, Embrey Family Foundation), Saeed Jones (Culture Editor, BuzzFeed), Zachary Karabell (author, The Leading Indicators: A… More
A Poet’s Return: Pavel Šrut’s Worm-Eaten Light
"For 10 years after Worm-Eaten Light was banned, Pavel couldn’t write poetry even if he’d wanted to because it had lost its meaning in new reality of normalization. Through… More
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