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These Books Are Banned in Urbandale, Iowa School District

Advocacy
By: Samantha LaFrance | August 3, 2023

PEN America sent an open letter to the Urbandale, Iowa school district to reverse an order to remove a list of nearly 400 titles. Here are some of the… More

PEN America Speaks: How We Defended and Celebrated Free Expression This Week

AdvocacyJuly 7, 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

Letter to Congress Opposing Federal Law to Impose a Ban on TikTok

LetterMarch 23, 2023

If passed by Congress and enacted into law, a nationwide ban on TikTok would have serious ramifications for free expression in the digital sphere, infringing on Americans’ First Amendment… More

PEN America supports challenge to DeSantis’ ‘Stop WOKE’ law

Advocacy
By: Lisa Tolin | February 2, 2023

PEN America filed an Amicus brief in Honeyfund v. DeSantis, saying the law had a “profound chilling effect,” not only on employers like Honeyfund, but on educators across the… More

Book Lovers Stage Read-In at State Capitol for ‘Let Utah Read’

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By: Lisa Tolin | January 26, 2023

PEN America was among the organizers of the protest against a rise in book bans in Utah. More

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Laws restricting drag shows should scare everyone who believes in free expression

Advocacy
By: Kate Ruane, Jonathan Friedman, Samantha LaFrance, Julie Trébault | January 19, 2023

A wave of bills restricting free expression is building in state legislatures. This time, the target is drag performances.  More

PEN America 2022 in Review: How We Defended Free Expression

AdvocacyDecember 21, 2022

In PEN America’s 100th year, our mission was as vital as ever. We celebrated words, and we fought for the right to be heard. With your help, we can… More

PEN America Calls on Algerian Authorities to Explain Arrest of Writer Lazhari Labter or Release Him

Press ReleaseNovember 22, 2022

“The arrest of Lazhari Labter signals a growing threat against all writers in Algeria,” said Veronica Tien, Writers at Risk manager in the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center at… More

PEN America Condemns Arrest of Iranian Writers and Translators, Another Attack on the Iranian Writers Associaton

Press ReleaseMay 13, 2022

"While the official justification for their arrest has not been announced, it is obvious that Iranian authorities have targeted Mohtadi and Asadollahi because of their vital contributions through writing,… More

Truth-Telling And Its Dire Consequences: PEN America Hosts Conversation with Writers Targeted by Authoritarians Around the Globe

AdvocacyApril 28, 2022

The difficult plight of writers living under authoritarian rule has been well-documented over decades, with some enduring impossibly harsh treatment for their truth-telling and resistance to repression. More

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