Press Releases
Florida High School Activist Jack Petocz, Organizer of Protests Against Book Bans and “Don’t Say Gay” Bill, Honored with 2022 PEN/Benenson Courage Award
May 24, 2022
Learn More: Florida High School Activist Jack Petocz, Organizer of Protests Against Book Bans and “Don’t Say Gay” Bill, Honored with 2022 PEN/Benenson Courage Award
In a Moment of Dire Threat to Free Expression, PEN America Literary Gala Celebrates Writers, Visionaries, and Truth-Tellers
May 24, 2022
Learn More: In a Moment of Dire Threat to Free Expression, PEN America Literary Gala Celebrates Writers, Visionaries, and Truth-Tellers
Margaret Atwood & Penguin Random House Fight Censorship with an “Unburnable” Edition of The Handmaid’s Tale; Book Auction Proceeds to Benefit PEN America
May 24, 2022
Learn More: Margaret Atwood & Penguin Random House Fight Censorship with an “Unburnable” Edition of The Handmaid’s Tale; Book Auction Proceeds to Benefit PEN America
Virginia Case Seeking Restraining Order on Two Books is a ‘Worrying Escalation’ in Spreading Censorship
May 20, 2022
Learn More: Virginia Case Seeking Restraining Order on Two Books is a ‘Worrying Escalation’ in Spreading Censorship
PEN America CEO to U.S. House Panel: Book Bans and Educational Gag Orders are ‘an Orchestrated Effort to Polarize, Intimidate, and Restrict Flow of Ideas’
May 19, 2022
Learn More: PEN America CEO to U.S. House Panel: Book Bans and Educational Gag Orders are ‘an Orchestrated Effort to Polarize, Intimidate, and Restrict Flow of Ideas’
PEN America Austin Presents “Who is Afraid of Black Books?”: A Conversation and Reading with Authors ZZ Packer and Danez Smith
May 18, 2022
Learn More: PEN America Austin Presents “Who is Afraid of Black Books?”: A Conversation and Reading with Authors ZZ Packer and Danez Smith
PEN America Tulsa Presents a Public Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones on May 31
May 18, 2022
Learn More: PEN America Tulsa Presents a Public Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones on May 31
Removing Tenure and Faculty Status for Librarians at Texas A&M University Would Be “Fundamentally Misguided”
May 17, 2022
Learn More: Removing Tenure and Faculty Status for Librarians at Texas A&M University Would Be “Fundamentally Misguided”
Disciplinary Action Against Florida Student Jack Petocz for ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Protests Called “Unconscionable”
May 17, 2022
Learn More: Disciplinary Action Against Florida Student Jack Petocz for ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Protests Called “Unconscionable”
