Carmen Maria Machado, B.A. Van Sise, José Olivarez, and Jennie Capó Crucet to Lead PEN America LA-Based Series “PEN Presents”
PEN Presents celebrates the power of words to inform, entertain, stimulate, inspire, and foster a vital literary culture. More
DARE: Incoming Harvard Freshman Deported After Visa Revoked
Computer systems of cities and towns across America hit by ransomware attacks. ABC faces criticism for hiring former White House press secretary Sean... More
Two Years On, Free Expression Groups Hold Vigils for Slain Journalist Christopher Allen
“The PEN America family of writers and readers stands in solidarity with the family of Christopher Allen, and our allied organizations in Europe and America, in calling for a… More
Groundbreaking Director, Producer, and Activist Ava DuVernay to Receive Voice of Influence Award at PEN America 2019 LitFest Gala
(Beverly Hills, CA)—PEN America announced today that groundbreaking director, producer, and activist Ava DuVernay will receive the Voice of Influence Award at the organization’s 2019 LitFest Gala in Beverly Hills. She… More
Incoming Harvard Freshman Denied Visa Based on Friends’ Social Media Posts
“This is a move so perverse, so grotesque as to defy explanation. Preventing a 17-year-old with a scholarship to attend Harvard from entering the U.S. because his friends critiqued the… More
PEN America Files Court Brief Demanding Reinstatement of Press Credentials for White House Reporter
“There President Trump goes again, using the prerogatives of government to silence and punish journalists who irritate the White House with their reporting." More
Attempts by Trump Associates to Smear Journalists Designed to Punish Reporters Into Silence
“These new revelations expose the use of new and more insidious means in pursuit of similar ends: seeking to menace, embarrass, and punish reporters and news outlets into silence." More
MEDIA ADVISORY: PEN America to Join Vigil Honoring Slain Journalist Christopher Allen
Allen was covering a rebel offensive in the town of Kaya, located near South Sudan’s border with Uganda, and was embedded with opposition forces for two weeks when fighting… More
PEN America: Israel Barring Entry to Omar and Tlaib is Obvious Retaliation
(New York, NY)—Israel today declared it would deny entry to Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar just hours after President Trump urged the Israeli government to do so. PEN… More
PEN America: Preserving Controversial San Francisco Murals a Better Solution
“Destroying any work of art sets a dangerous precedent. And destroying one that has significant historic and pedagogical value like these would constitute artistic censorship and erasure." More