Press Releases
Trump’s Wall Street Journal Lawsuit Follows Familiar Playbook of Media Retaliation
July 18, 2025
Learn More: Trump’s Wall Street Journal Lawsuit Follows Familiar Playbook of Media Retaliation
PEN America Acquires OnlineSOS, Expanding Commitment to Digital Safety and Free Expression
July 18, 2025
Learn More: PEN America Acquires OnlineSOS, Expanding Commitment to Digital Safety and Free Expression
Author Margaret Atwood to Receive Eleanor Roosevelt Lifetime Achievement Award for Bravery in Literature Oct. 11 with PEN America Co-Presenting Awards to 10 Authors at Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Ceremony
July 17, 2025
Learn More: Author Margaret Atwood to Receive Eleanor Roosevelt Lifetime Achievement Award for Bravery in Literature Oct. 11 with PEN America Co-Presenting Awards to 10 Authors at Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Ceremony
Senate Vote to Defund NPR and PBS Betrays Local Communities Across the U.S.
July 17, 2025
Learn More: Senate Vote to Defund NPR and PBS Betrays Local Communities Across the U.S.
With Her Veto of a Book Banning Bill, N.H. Gov. Ayotte Recognizes the Damage It Would Have Caused
July 16, 2025
Learn More: With Her Veto of a Book Banning Bill, N.H. Gov. Ayotte Recognizes the Damage It Would Have Caused
Threats Against Pulitzer-Winning Editorial Cartoonist Underscore Rising Hostility Toward Free Press
July 14, 2025
Learn More: Threats Against Pulitzer-Winning Editorial Cartoonist Underscore Rising Hostility Toward Free Press
Threat looms over Narges Mohammadi amid ongoing intimidation from state-affiliated actors
July 11, 2025
Learn More: Threat looms over Narges Mohammadi amid ongoing intimidation from state-affiliated actors
Rhode Island Freedom to Read Act is First in Nation with Special Guarantees to Writers and Readers Against Censorship
July 10, 2025
Learn More: Rhode Island Freedom to Read Act is First in Nation with Special Guarantees to Writers and Readers Against Censorship
PEN America Urges Iran to Stop Its Renewed Crackdown on Dissenting Voices After War
July 3, 2025
Learn More: PEN America Urges Iran to Stop Its Renewed Crackdown on Dissenting Voices After War
