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New Network Launching to Provide Support to Artists at Risk in Latin America and the Caribbean

Press ReleaseSeptember 23, 2021

PEN America announced today it is launching a network to provide rapid response support for artists across Latin America and the Caribbean. More

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Marching Forward: A Women’s History Month Reading List

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As we mark the history of women’s contributions and achievements, we hope you’ll be inspired by this reading list to seek out even more stories of women’s experiences. More

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Your Mestizaje is a Superpower

Essay
By: Jean Guerrero | October 28, 2020

“Multiculturalism is not a threat to civilization. The only thing it threatens is extremism.” More

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DARE: If There Is a Free-Speech ‘Crisis’ on Campus, Lawmakers Are Making It Worse

News DigestApril 2, 2019

PEN America releases new report on the state of free expression on college campuses at a time of heightened political polarization. (Find the report here.) Organizations across the political... More

Daniel Shapiro’s Tribute to Edith Grossman

By: Daniel Shapiro | May 11, 2016

This tribute was written by Daniel Shapiro. He is a poet and author of The Red Handkerchief. He is also the translator of Tomás Harris's Cipango et al., and… More

Santiago Roncagliolo’s Tribute to Edith Grossman

By: Santiago Roncagliolo | May 11, 2016

This tribute was written by Santiago Roncagliolo. He is the author of "Red April" and "Hi,This Is Conchita & Other Stories." More

Mexico’s Latin American Leadership

Wednesday, April 27, 2016 | 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
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Narco-Narratives: A Lecture-Performance

Thursday, April 28, 2016 | 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
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Remembering Eduardo Galeano (1940-2015)

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By: PEN America | April 18, 2015

PEN American Center is deeply saddened by the passing of Eduardo Galeano, one of Latin America's most iconic writers and famed for his journalism, novels, and political satire… More

Master/Class: Eduardo Galeano with Jessica Hagedorn

Saturday, May 4, 2013 | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
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Still reeling from the Literary Activism Summit a few weeks ago. We got to talk banned books, community building through literature, activism, and what the amazing Iris Morales called our contemporary “battle of ideas.” @PENamerica @SchomburgCenter @RaquelWillis_

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This #WomensHistoryMonth, PEN staff came together to list books that deeply impacted us, and helped us understand sisterhood, and the importance of lifting each other up through a poststructuralist, hetero-patriarchal world. Happy reading and growing!

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