Diversity In Book Publishing Isn’t Just About Writers — Marketing Matters, Too
The 2016 shortlist for the prestigious PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for debut fiction, which comes with a covetable $25,000 award, was filled entirely by writers of color. More
Truth and Solutions: Roundtable on Equity in Children’s and Young Adult Book Publishing
Part of The PEN Equity Project, Fatima Shaik, Cheryl Klein, Wade Hudson, Daniel José Older, Robie Harris, and Alvina Ling discuss equity in children's and young adult publishing. More
Reimagining the Mainstream with Greg Pardlo
Gregory Pardlo reads three poems as part of the event "Reimagining The Mainstream: A Celebration Of 2015 Pulitzer Prize-Winner Gregory Pardlo." More
PEN Podcast: Reimagining the Mainstream Panel Discussion
Gregory Pardlo, Willie Perdomo, Saeed Jones, and Cate Marvin talk about equity in publishing and how to diversify mainstream literary culture in today's #PENpodcast. More
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Calling all YA fans! During Banned Books Week (9/30), PEN America is hosting a virtual conversation to address how we can work to protect our youth from the threats to free expression with award winning author @jewell_p_rhodes and YA author @KMcWilliams17. https://bit.ly/3hSSPbG
A public high school in Ohio managed a remarkable feat:
It censored a college course & led police and prosecutors to investigate the class.
The school is violating the First Amendment.
We joined a coalition of civil liberties orgs to demand they stop.
https://go.thefire.org/ohio-high-school-seizes-books/
