Proposed Texas Law Would Force Publishers to Create ‘Age Appropriate’ Ratings for School Library Books
“This is a dangerous escalation in the movement to censor public education. In a very short time, those who advocate for school censorship have gone from trying to control… More
PEN America Urges NO Vote By Greenville, S.C. County Council on Vaguely-Worded Resolution to Censor Childrens’ Books in Libraries
Jonathan Friedman, director of PEN America’s Free Expression and Education program, made the following comments: “If passed, this resolution would be an exercise in censorship--ordering the Greenville County Library System… More
The PEN Pod: On Political Ads, the Children’s Canon, and Ongoing Crackdowns in Myanmar with Suzanne Nossel
“While there was a democratic interlude and democratic norms were taking hold [in Myanmar], it was even more fragile than I think anybody quite realized.” More
The PEN America Children’s and Young Adult Books Committee Recommends Children’s Books for Our Moment: A Reading List
These books describe upended lives, resiliency, and stories of children and others who rise above. More
The PEN Pod: Lessons Learned in Uncertainty with Fatima Shaik
“That uncertainty can sort of be tamed, for me, by talking to other people and sharing on the phone, and by focusing on small things, small pleasures.” More
DARE: How Far-Right Websites Spread a Fake Story about Pete Buttigieg
Attempted smear campaign against presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg exposed by news media as misinformation, seen as 'small victory for truth.'... More
DARE: After Mueller Report Findings, Republican National Committee Plans to ‘Slam and Shame the Media’
Following the release of the Mueller report, Republican National Committee slams media as 'obsessed with the Democrat lie.' Senate Republicans push two... More
PEN/Phyllis Naylor Grant for Children’s and Young Adult Novelists
The PEN/Phyllis Naylor Grant for Children’s and Young Adult Novelists is offered annually and awards $5,000 to an author of children’s or young adult fiction. More
2018 PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship
The PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship is offered annually and awards $5,000 to an author of children’s or young adult fiction. More
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Hate Speech’s Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find
Problematic content and formerly barred accounts have increased sharply in the short time since Elon Musk took over, researchers said. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/technology/twitter-hate-speech.html?smid=tw-share
4 books are going back on shelves in Beaufort, SC, incl by @MargaretAtwood @halseanderson @StephenChbosky. But it's preposterous that 99 books were put into storage just b/c 1 parent put them on a list & made a demand. 95 more to review, still banished... https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/education/article269483917.html
"This morning in Kyiv, writers Peter Godwin, Barbara Demick and Dave Eggers joined PEN America and @PenUkraine to release a report that reveals the extent of Putin’s assault," reports @RonCharles:
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