Press Releases
PEN America 2022 Emerging Voices Fellows Selected from Largest Applicant Pool Ever
May 31, 2022
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PEN America and PEN International: Grave Concern Over the Lack of Due Process Protections in Arbitrary Trials of Cuban Artist Set for May 30-31
May 26, 2022
Learn More: PEN America and PEN International: Grave Concern Over the Lack of Due Process Protections in Arbitrary Trials of Cuban Artist Set for May 30-31
Firing of Princeton University Professor Raises Questions Over Free Expression and Due Process
May 25, 2022
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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
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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
