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PEN America Expresses Concern Over Recent Developments at PEN Russia
NEW YORK—PEN America stands in solidarity with Russian writers who share our ideals and those of the PEN Charter in strong defense of free expression and other human rights,… More
Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer Re-Record Leonard Cohen Classic to Benefit PEN America
Author Neil Gaiman and musician Amanda Palmer have released a new arrangement of Leonard Cohen's raspy spoken word song "Democracy" to benefit PEN America's work to defend the freedom… More
Free Expression Report Card: Mike Pence
Mike Pence has been a strong supporter of free press in the US and abroad. But his arguments of media bias may enable further demonization of the press under… More
Authors And Organizations Sign Pledge To Protect Free Speech Under Trump
PEN America, a literary and human rights organization, decided to respond by taking a public stand in defense of free expression. On Wednesday, the organization unveiled a pledge to… More
PENt-Up: The PEN Transition Update
"The reign of terror that the snakes @nytimes @washingtonpost @CNN @MSNBC @ABCPolitics @NBCNews @CBS had over our politics is over. Killed it." —Sheriff David Clarke, under consideration for U.S. Homeland… More
The PEN Ten with Olivia Cole
"If we have a responsibility as writers—and I’m not sure we do—ours is to see ourselves as clearly as we think we see the world, to, in the pursuit… More
Trump Rhetoric on Flag Burning a Threat to Free Speech
President-elect Trump’s proposal to criminalize flag burning, including through stripping Americans of their citizenship, represents an attempt to criminalize free speech, PEN America affirmed today in a statement. More
How Can Journalists Protect Themselves During a Trump Administration?
A survey conducted by PEN America found that 16 percent of writers in the U.S. avoided writing or speaking about a topic as a result of government surveillance, More
Why diversity doesn’t trump speech on campus
In PEN America’s view, the drive for greater equality and inclusion on campus is to be strongly encouraged. More