Free Expression Leadership Fellows Program – Spring 2023
PEN America offers a professional program for undergraduate and graduate students passionate about human rights, the written word, and free expression in the United States and worldwide. More
Free Expression Programs – Gap Year/Postgrad Fellowship 2022-23
PEN America offers a unique learning opportunity for individuals who are passionate about human rights, free speech, and creative expression. More
Literary Programs – Gap Year/Postgrad Fellowship Program 2022-23
PEN America offers a unique learning opportunity for individuals who are passionate about literary and arts public programming, writing workshops and fellowships, and literary awards. 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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"Reading and writing is activism," says Kavita Das, author of Craft & Conscience, in the new #PENTen interview.
Read it here: https://pen.org/the-pen-ten-an-interview-with-kavita-das/ #authors #interview
Internet users in #China will soon be held liable for "liking" posts deemed illegal or harmful, sparking fears that the world’s second largest economy plans to control social media like never before. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/media/china-new-internet-rule-punish-liking-posts-intl-hnk#:~:text=Internet%20users%20in%20China%20will,social%20media%20like%20never%20before
So I spoke with @KUER journalist Martha Harris about Alpine's decision to remove 22 books from its libraries. You can read my comments. And you can read the comments of one of the parents in support of the ban. Enough said. #bookbanning @PENamerica https://www.kuer.org/education/2022-11-29/these-are-the-22-books-removed-from-utahs-alpine-school-district