Press Releases
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”
Mass Killings in Buffalo, N.Y. Underscore the Dangers of Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories That Promote Hate and Bigotry
May 16, 2022
Learn More: Mass Killings in Buffalo, N.Y. Underscore the Dangers of Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories That Promote Hate and Bigotry
