As Hollywood Strikes, PEN America Lends a Hand
As the writers’ strike stretches on and many film and television writers struggle to pay their bills, PEN America is creating a Screenwriters Emergency Financial Assistance Fund to address… More
In Defense of Literary Imagination
We believe that it is possible to move boldly forward for equity in publishing without disavowing individual books and applying new moral litmus tests to stanch ideas deemed offensive. More
History of PEN America
PEN America celebrated its centenary in 2022, 100 years after its founding in New York City. Here are highlights of PEN America's history and the origins of PEN America. More
PEN America Honors Salman Rushdie with Centenary Courage Award at Literary Gala; Author’s First Public Appearance Since Being Wounded in Knife Attack Nine Months Ago
It was an emotional return to the stage for Salman Rushdie, who for decades has been a tireless defender of persecuted writers and the freedom to write while himself… More
2023 PEN America World Voices Festival: Day 2 Highlights
Ta-Nehisi Coates delivered the keynote Arthur Miller Freedom to Write lecture on Thursday at PEN America's 2023 World Voices Festival. More
Announcing PEN America’s 18th Annual World Voices Festival, May 10-13 in New York City and Los Angeles
Ta-Nehisi Coates, a MacArthur “genius” grant honoree, will deliver the festival’s keynote, the annual Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture, May 11 at the New School on the book… More
PEN America Honors Tina Fey, Vinod Kumar Shukla, Erika Dickerson-Despenza, and 11 Authors and Translators at 2023 Literary Awards Hosted by Kal Penn
Tina Fey said: “As a 52-year-old woman who’s been living in New York and writing comedy for 30 years, there aren’t too many rooms anymore where I feel like… More
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