St. Joseph’s Library Relocation
Through the initiative of member Fatima Shaik, the Children's/Young Adult Book Authors Committee helped move an elementary school library from St. Joseph's School in Greenwich Village, New York City,… More
PENPals: A Correspondence with Markus Zusak & Susan Campbell Bartoletti
For me, a book doesn't belong to me; it belongs to the readers. In the case of Hitler Youth, the book belongs to those people who allowed me into… More
CYAB Committee Visits New Orleans
As part of an ongoing relationship between the PEN Children’s Book Committee and the Martin Luther King School of New Orleans, author and photographer Susan Kuklin and author Elizabeth… More
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin: Talking Openly to Children About Racial Differences
Bright eyes, brown skinA heart shaped faceA dimpled chinBright eyes, cheeks that glowChubby fingers, ticklish toesA playful grinA perfect noseVery special hair and clothesBright eyes, ears to listenLips that… More
Writing Melitte
In my young adult novel Melitte, I did not let readers know that she was a slave until the third chapter. I wanted them first to identify with the… More
A Fahrenheit 450 Story
This is a Fahrenheit 450 story, only hot enough to burn my butt, no blazing tale of the censorship wars. While heroic writers speaking truth to power face secret… More
Dracula Is a Pain in the Neck and So Is “Self-censorship”
My brother’s favorite game was “strangle.” As I remember the rules, he would pretend to strangle me, and I, so happy to get my older brother’s attention, waited till… More
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We @PENamerica joined @RightsDissent in urging @Tony4WI to VETO the Wisconsin Felony Trespass Bill (AB426). Trespass already exists as a crime, & the bill's penalties threaten to chill protected #1A activity. JOIN US to protect #protest rights in WI! https://rightsanddissent.org/news/a-deeply-undemocratic-bill-sits-on-wisconsin-governor-evers-desk-he-should-veto-it/
A prominent former journalist in mainland China now teaching in Hong Kong said he had been attacked by mainland trolls and accused of supporting independence for the city after sharing posts about Hong Kong’s unrest: https://bit.ly/2CXYx7l via @SCMPNews.
Battles over free speech are happening on campuses across the country. It's why PEN America developed a #CampusFreeSpeech Guide, which provides step-by-step instructions for scenarios involving invited speakers, academic freedom, campus protests & more: http://bit.ly/2MnVp90.