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PEN Member Shi Tao Released from Prison
Chinese poet, journalist and member of the Independent Chinese PEN Centre (ICPC) Shi Tao, 15 months before the end of his 10-year sentence. More
Announcing the 2013 PEN Literary Award Winners
PEN America announced today the winners and runners-up of the 2013 PEN Literary Awards, the most comprehensive literary awards program in the country. More
PEN, Book Community Partners Renew Call to Amend Patriot Act
In the wake of revelations about the scope of the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs, organizations representing booksellers, librarians, publishers, and authors today called on Congress to pass legislation… More
PEN Announces 2013 Translation Fund Winners
The Translation Fund, now celebrating its tenth year, is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s competition. From a field of 180 applicants, the Fund’s Advisory Board has… More
Shortlists Announced for the 2013 PEN Literary Awards
PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s leading literary and human rights organization, announced today the shortlists and judges for the 2013 PEN Literary Awards. For more… More
PEN.org Honored with Interactive Media Award
PEN American Center is pleased to announce that the newly redesigned PEN website, www.pen.org has won Interactive Media Council’s IMA Outstanding Achievement Award in the category of advocacy. The… More
PEN Protests Shocking NSA Phone Surveillance
PEN American Center President Peter Godwin called the surveillance “a shocking intrusion” that “underscores our worst fears that the U.S. government has veered off the rails in its understanding… More
PEN International Launches Report on Creative Freedom in China
On World Press Freedom Day, PEN International launched The PEN Report: Creativity and Constraint in Today’s China: a frank assessment of the climate of freedom of expression in the… More
Media Advisory: “If They Tell You I’m Free, Tell Them I’m Not Free”
WHAT: #ShesNotFree #JumpTheFireWall A digital campaign to protest China’s violations of free expressionWHEN:April 30, 2013, at 8 pm at the PEN Literary Gala, honoring Philip RothWHERE: American Museum… More
Top PEN Prize to Honor Jailed Turkish Translator Ayşe Berktay
PEN American Center names Ayşe Berktay as the recipient of its 2013 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. More
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