Detroit Chapter Leader
Amber Ogden is a freelance writer from Detroit with a background in social work. Amber has dedicated her life’s purpose to the betterment of youth in her community while also writing and marketing for state and local government agencies focused on children and families for most of her career. She started in journalism and soon found her second love working with children in the child welfare system through residential and foster care programs in the State of Michigan. While currently working with families in human services for the Metro Detroit area, she continues to freelance for multiple publications across the country such as Chevy in the D, Model D, Rachel Ray Every Day, and BASIC Magazine. She is also involved in building community by working with local non-profits such as It Starts at Home cleaning the same neighborhood where she grew up. She has also moderated a panel discussion for PEN America covering Local Media and Immigrant Justice.
Recent Events
In partnership with Pen America Detroit, Hotter Than July's Book Festival is a captivating celebration of literature that goes beyond storytelling by delving into important societal issues.
More InformationJoin PEN Detroit’s chapter for a discussion of the anti-Blackness and homophobia inherent in the slate of book bans.
More InformationJoin the PEN America Detroit Chapter for a panel discussion featuring key organizers journalists advocating for incarcerated folks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
More InformationIn collaboration with the Authors Guild, PEN America and the NYC Literary Action Coalition present a roundtable conversation to discuss how literary organizations and groups have responded to the…
More InformationJoin PEN America and First Draft for Untangling Misinformation in Detroit BIPOC Communities on Tuesday, July 21 at 3:00pm ET.
More InformationPEN America, in partnership with Northwestern University Press, invites you to a virtual reading celebration of Nandi Comer’s new poetry collection.
More InformationThe Detroit Public Library and PEN America present a free news and media literacy training, “Knowing the News.”
More InformationA conversation about the media ecosystem in Detroit and exploring the relationship between local news, community, and race.
More InformationJoin us for Banned Books Week 2019 in Ann Arbor on Saturday, September 28 for a reading exploring how to disrupt labels and qualifiers attached to writers.
More InformationJoin PEN America Members and local journalists as they gather to celebrate and recognize World Press Freedom Day in Detroit.
More InformationIn this workshop with Jonah Mixon-Webster, participants will consider how documentary practices can report on the conditions of their everyday lives.
More InformationCome join PEN America in Detroit again for the Allied Media Conference from June 14th through June 17th and the Juneteenth Books, Poetry, and Art Festival on June 16th.
More InformationJoin PEN America, the Detroit Public Library, local reporters, and community leaders and activists as they discuss immigration concerns within the community. Panelists include Hayg Oshagan, Liana Aghajanian, Alicia…
More InformationThe College of Arts and Sciences at Oakland University is hosting an interdisciplinary panel on the impact of immigration reform on our community at 5:30pm through a grant from…
More InformationCome to Pages Bookshop located in Detroit, Michigan, for an in-depth discussion about censorship, news literacy, and the importance of fact-checking with locally based writers and authors.
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