PEN America High School Journalism Program
In the spring of 2020, PEN America embarked on a 10-week student journalism workshop at Hilda L. Solis Learning Academy, led by journalist Neelanjana Banerjee. More
PEN in the Community: California State Prison, Los Angeles County, Spring 2019
In soring of 2019, PEN in the Community writers-in-residence program hosted an eight-week-long storytelling workshop at California State Prison, LA County. More
PEN in the Community: California State Prison, Los Angeles County, Fall 2018
In Fall of 2018, PEN in the Community writers-in-residence program hosted an eight-week-long storytelling workshop at California State Prison, LA County. More
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“A democracy depends on an educated and literate population, a population that's curious and able to think for itself and to read widely,” @PaisleyRekdal of @PENAmerica's Utah chapter on recent bans on 22 books in the Alpine school district. #FreeTheBooks https://www.kuer.org/education/2022-11-29/these-are-the-22-books-removed-from-utahs-alpine-school-district
Join us to hear @NK_Adjei read work from the 2022 Prison Writing Awards at Break Out on Dec 2nd. RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/break-out-celebrating-the-2022-pen-america-prison-writing-award-winners-tickets-433513068257