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2018 Courage Award Winners

PEN America to Honor Youth Activists Against Gun Violence at 2018 Literary Gala, May 22

Press ReleaseApril 26, 2018

“We are awed by these students’ bracing and courageous exercise of their free expression rights in the face of crushing personal tragedy. They have used their voices fearlessly to… More

2018 Courage Award Winners

2018 PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award: Cameron Kasky, Samantha Fuentes, and Zion Kelly

ProfileApril 26, 2018

As part of their campaign, Kasky, Fuentes, and Kelly have forthrightly confronted the outsized impact of gun violence in black, Latino, and poor communities and the hurdles confronting communities… More

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