Development Gap Year/Postgrad Fellowship Program 2023-2024
PEN America offers an opportunity to work alongside our Development team through direct involvement in daily fundraising activities, long-term projects, and special events. More
Free Expression Leadership Fellows Program – Summer 2023
PEN America offers a 14-week Free Expression Leadership Fellows Program for students passionate about human rights, the written word, and free expression. More
PEN America Expresses Dismay Over Harvard’s Denial of Fellowship to Former Human Rights Watch Executive Director Ken Roth
There is no suggestion that Roth's criticisms of Israel are in any way based on racial or religious animus. Withholding Roth's participation in a human rights program due to his own staunch… More
2022 Emerging Voices Fellows and Mentors
Announcing this year's cohort of Emerging Voices Fellows. More
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
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Cancellation of Drag Benefit Show on Texas Campus Goes Against Norms of Free Expression https://pen.org/press-release/cancellation-of-drag-benefit-show-on-texas-campus-goes-against-norms-of-free-expression/
Publishing, selling, and owning books is increasingly becoming more dangerous in Hong Kong. Authorities have wielded the colonial-era sedition law to crack down on books on HK’s 2019-20 protests, claiming they "incite hatred" of the government. (1/5) https://pen.org/press-release/hong-kong-authorities-should-drop-sedition-charges-against-book-sellers-pen-america-says/
We’ll see you out there today, Florida!
We have a sister event happening in Jacksonville too with Public School Defenders:
4pm-5:30
Willowbranch Park
2870 Sydney St, Jacksonville 32205
Rain backup:
Riverside Church at Park & King
2650 Park St, Jacksonville 32204 https://twitter.com/penamerica/status/1638153251492118532