Banned Books: When Books Are Threatened, Where Do We Turn?
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm ET
More InformationThe State of American Journalism: Where Are We, Where Are We going?
Sunday, March 20, 2022 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CT
More InformationAn Evening with Marlon James & Desiree C. Bailey
Saturday, February 19, 2022 | 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm ET
More Information[VIRTUAL] Miami Book Fair in Conversation: Queer Writing on Growing Up with the AIDS Crisis
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
More InformationWriting Community: Place-Based Journalism in a Fracturing Age
Saturday, November 20, 2021 | 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm ET
More Information[VIRTUAL] The Counter Narrative Project: HIV Justice & Journalism Roundtable
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET
More InformationPEN America at the 2019 AJC-Decatur Book Festival
Friday, August 30, 2019 – Sunday, September 1, 2019 | 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
More InformationKeynote – Effecting Change in a Changing World: Latinx Writers on Immigration
Friday, August 30, 2019 | 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
More InformationBest Practices for Journalists Reporting on Domestic & Sexual Violence
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
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We made the news! Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday for #LetUtahRead #utpol: https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utahns-gather-to-read-in-protest-against-banning-books-at-the-capitol