Join PEN America Today

Defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture.

Subscribe

Get updates on events, literary awards, free expression issues, and global news.

Alert Us

Are you an artist at risk or know someone who is?

PEN America On  

penamerica PEN America @penamerica ·
15m

NEW: State legislative proposals to restrict the freedom to learn and teach ⬆️ 250% in 2022, reports PEN America. Educational gag orders now law in 19 states home to 122M Americans, underscoring fast escalating threats to #StudentsRights.

More at https://pen.org/press-release/educational-gag-order-proposals-spike-by-250-in-2022-pen-america-reports/ #EdScare

Reply on Twitter 1559898762482417664 Retweet on Twitter 1559898762482417664 12 Like on Twitter 1559898762482417664 8 Twitter 1559898762482417664
Retweet on Twitter PEN America Retweeted
pencanada pencanada @pencanada ·
17h

Attn members and friends in New York on Friday. Those who wont be read on as advised for other ways to support ⬇️ #thread #StandWithSalman via @PENamerica #SalmanRushdie https://twitter.com/penamerica/status/1559647287294529543

Reply on Twitter 1559648812813225986 Retweet on Twitter 1559648812813225986 1 Like on Twitter 1559648812813225986 3 Twitter 1559648812813225986

Get the Free Speech News You Need

protesters in face masks carrying old Belarusian national flags

PEN America has a new weekly newsletter, PEN Points, bringing you a digest of the biggest free expression news of the week, plus the analysis and insights you trust from PEN America experts.