PEN America Publishes Fourth DREAMing Out Loud Anthology: Original Short Stories, Essays, Plays and Poems from Young Migrant Authors in New York City
“The extraordinary challenges and backgrounds that bind these writers together as New Yorkers make for powerful reading,” said PEN America’s Jared Jackson. “They offer a remarkable and enduring window… More
The PEN Pod: Unpacking American Myths with Francisco X. Stork
“Books become just more powerful, when they are born out of. . . inner necessity. For me, it’s important to write with young characters, just because it’s a time… More
DARE: Trump Consultant Is Trolling Democrats With Biden Site That Isn’t Biden’s
Fake website for Biden campaign, operated by Trump consultant, attracts more views than real Biden campaign website. (See PEN America's report on... More
Amplifying DREAMer Voices: The DACA Debate and Free Expression
The uncertainty surrounding their status has driven many DREAMers into the shadows, like many of this country’s other undocumented residents. As a result, the current debate about their future… More
DREAMing Out Loud: Visualizing the Stories of Student DREAMers
How do our stories live in our bodies? In this visual project, a group of student DREAMers explores this question's inherent possibilities, using their own creative writing as a… More
DARE: One Year After Women’s March, More Activism but Less Unity
Women's March anniversary nears, with national mobilization planned under more than one organizer. Anonymous account of an encounter with Aziz Ansari stirs vigorous debate about #MeToo. University of Texas… More
The Invisible Work Around You
Those of us who are documented have a responsibility to put ourselves on the line, while still centering the stories and voices of those who are most at risk. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Want to receive this digest in your inbox? To subscribe, simply click here and choose DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression from the list. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, announcing… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Want to receive this digest in your inbox? To subscribe, simply click here and choose DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression from the list. Debate over fate of "Dreamers"… More
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