2021 Emerging Voices Fellows and Mentors
Announcing this year's cohort of Emerging Voices Fellows. More
2020-2021 PEN America Gap Year Fellowship Alumni
PEN America welcomed its first cohort of PEN America Gap Year Fellows in 2020. The Fellows worked side-by-side with colleagues across PEN America. More
PEN America Announces 2021-2022 Writing for Justice Fellows
The literary and free expression group PEN America today announced the recipients of its 2021-2022 Writing for Justice Fellowship. More
Writing for Justice Fellowship 2019-2020
Meet the 2019-2020 Writing For Justice cohort, and learn about their accomplishments. More
PEN America Announces 2021 Emerging Voices Fellows
PEN America today announced that it has selected its 2021 Emerging Voices Fellows. More
The 2021 Emerging Voices Fellows
Announcing this year's cohort of Emerging Voices Fellows. More
PEN America Opens Applications for 2021 Emerging Voices Fellowship
PEN America today announces the re-commencement of its Emerging Voices Fellowship, a program that mentors early-stage writers and has uplifted under represented voices for 25 years. More
PEN America Launches New Workshop Series for Emerging Writers
"It has never been more urgent to equip writers outside the publishing establishment to identify their unique course into the work of writing." More
Writing for Justice Fellowship 2018-2019
Meet the 2018-2019 Writing For Justice cohort, and learn about their accomplishments. 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
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Ummm. 400 books pulled in this school district in Texas. Most certainly not following district policies. Who knew books were so dangerous?? https://twitter.com/taygoldenstein/status/1467975570852098049
Want to help students fight back against this and other book bans in schools?
Direct them to our TEACH-IN from @PENamerica next week with authors, anti-censorship experts, and student activists, incl @neilhimself @IamGMJohnson & @ashleyhopeperez. https://pen.org/event/fighting-book-bans-teach-in/
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