PEN America Launches Utah Chapter
PEN America Launches its Eighth U.S. Chapter in Utah on March 29 to bring together authors and allies to advance the organization’s mission to defend free expression and celebrate… More
PEN America Launches Miami/South Florida Chapter
PEN America today announced that it has launched a new chapter in Miami and South Florida. More
Goddard College Announces New PEN North American Centers Scholarship
PEN America partners with Goddard College, PEN USA, PEN Canada, and PEN Mexico to announce a $10,000 scholarship open to eligible PEN Members who wish to earn an MFA… More
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Too many academic librarians are leaving the censorship fight to school and public librarians who have less job security and academic freedom. Just because they aren't taking our books doesn't mean this isn't our fight. #censorship @acluutah @PENamerica @LetUtahRead
“The Taj Mahal must be seen … to remind us that the world is real, that the sound is truer than the echo, the original more forceful than its image in a mirror.” - @SalmanRushdie https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/taj-mahal-salman-rushdie-overtourism-india-agra?loggedin=true&rnd=1675344122771 @NatGeo
Burmese artists are "risking their lives on a daily basis... In the absence of a coordinated international response to the situation in #Myanmar, the need for protection programs for artists has become more urgent than ever before." #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar