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[VIRTUAL] Dare to Speak: Suzanne Nossel with Ben Fountain

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm CT
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PEN America Chapters Call on City Leaders to Protect First Amendment

Press ReleaseJune 17, 2020

"Mayors and police chiefs have a responsibility to their communities to ensure that the First Amendment rights of protesters and journalists are guaranteed." More

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Virtual Reading to Celebrate LitNight’s Second Anniversary

Sanderia FayeTuesday, June 9, 2020 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Reading for Justice: Confronting Mass Incarceration in the South

Saturday, February 15, 2020 | 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
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Literary Frivolity

Sunday, February 23, 2020 | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
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Jennifer Egan: PEN America Chapters Unite Readers, Writers Nationwide

InterviewOctober 16, 2019

In this Q&A, PEN America President Jennifer Egan talks about why PEN America chapters are vitally needed right now. More

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PEN America Launches Six New Regional Chapters, Expanding Nationwide Reach

Press ReleaseOctober 16, 2019

“At a time of exceptional threats to free expression and open discourse, our chapters will bring years of mobilization, activism and organizing among writing communities across the country to… More

PEN America Embarks on National Expansion of Press Freedom Efforts

Press ReleaseSeptember 20, 2018

“In a difficult, even directly hostile, landscape for press freedom, PEN America’s constituents are shaping the conversation in regions across the country and we’re proud to be able to… More

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Alabama Story

Friday, September 28, 2018 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Tributo a un Bello Idioma

Thursday, October 4, 2018 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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