Press Releases
Fearing Legal Action by the State, School Districts in Nine Florida Counties Remove Hundreds of Books from Libraries Ahead of the New School Year
August 7, 2025
Learn More: Fearing Legal Action by the State, School Districts in Nine Florida Counties Remove Hundreds of Books from Libraries Ahead of the New School Year
Sentencing of Georgian Journalist a ‘devastating blow to free expression’, PEN America says
August 6, 2025
Learn More: Sentencing of Georgian Journalist a ‘devastating blow to free expression’, PEN America says
New Legal Brief Against Iowa Book Ban Law Argues that it Violates the Free Speech Rights of Students, Publishers and Authors
July 28, 2025
Learn More: New Legal Brief Against Iowa Book Ban Law Argues that it Violates the Free Speech Rights of Students, Publishers and Authors
Harvard Educational Review’s Abrupt Cancellation of Special Issue on Palestine an Assault on Academic Freedom
July 28, 2025
Learn More: Harvard Educational Review’s Abrupt Cancellation of Special Issue on Palestine an Assault on Academic Freedom
PEN America Welcomes Legislation to Protect Creative Expression in Court Cases Against Songwriters, Writers, Screenwriters, Playwrights and Others
July 24, 2025
Learn More: PEN America Welcomes Legislation to Protect Creative Expression in Court Cases Against Songwriters, Writers, Screenwriters, Playwrights and Others
Nine Writers Chosen as 2025 Emerging Voices Fellows from Record Applicant Pool
July 23, 2025
Learn More: Nine Writers Chosen as 2025 Emerging Voices Fellows from Record Applicant Pool
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
