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Freedom to Write | Freedom to Read with Suzanne Nossel (Virtual)

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET
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PEN America Speaks: How We Defended and Celebrated Free Expression The Week of September 4

By: Manal Khan | September 8, 2023

PEN America works tirelessly to defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture. Here are some of the latest ways PEN America is speaking out. More

PEN America at the National Constitution Center’s National First Amendment Summit

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | 5:30 pm
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PEN America: ‘This escalating battle for control over free expression in education should worry us all’

newsMarch 29, 2023

PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel testified that the rise in educational gag orders and "escalating battle for control over free expression in education should worry us all."  More

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PEN America Authors’ Evening with Tara Westover and Suzanne Nossel

Anya SalamaThursday, January 12, 2023 | 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET
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PEN America delegation to Ukraine bears witness to bravery of writers and citizens

AdvocacyDecember 7, 2022

A delegation from PEN America that included prominent writers Barbara Demick, Dave Eggers, and Peter Godwin visited Kyiv and witnessed the resilience of Ukrainian artists and writers.  More

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Ayad Akhtar, Roxane Gay, Min Jin Lee, Erroll McDonald, with PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel

PEN AmericaTuesday, December 13, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET
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The PEN Pod: A Reflection on Free Speech in 2021 with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewDecember 24, 2021

“Perhaps never before in our public discourse. . . has there been a moment where issues of free expression. . . have been more salient to our politics.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Disinformation Consumers, Trump Texts, and Free Speech Battles Ahead

InterviewDecember 17, 2021

“It’s really striking to see the degree to which writing is at the heart of what we are debating about. . . . we are seeing just… More

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The PEN Pod: On Self-Censorship, Book Bans, and Biden’s Virtual Democracy Summit

InterviewDecember 10, 2021

“Students are really crucial allies. They have, I think, an instinctive sense of not wanting to be told what they can and can’t read.” More

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