Press Releases
PEN America Mourns the Death of Palestinian Scholar-Writer Refaat Alareer
December 14, 2023
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Data from Two School Years of Book Banning Show Spread of Copycat Bans and a “Scarlet Letter” Effect for Authors
December 14, 2023
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Bard College and PEN America Launch Fellowship for International Artists Persecuted for Their Work
December 13, 2023
Learn More: Bard College and PEN America Launch Fellowship for International Artists Persecuted for Their Work
PEN America To Offer Workshops for Emerging Writers in Los Angeles
December 12, 2023
Learn More: PEN America To Offer Workshops for Emerging Writers in Los Angeles
PEN America: Florida Education Commissioner “Undermines Academic Freedom” With Ideologically-Motivated Ban of Sociology from General Education Curricula
December 11, 2023
Learn More: PEN America: Florida Education Commissioner “Undermines Academic Freedom” With Ideologically-Motivated Ban of Sociology from General Education Curricula
Author and LGBTQ Rights Advocate Jennifer Finney Boylan Elected President of PEN America
December 11, 2023
Learn More: Author and LGBTQ Rights Advocate Jennifer Finney Boylan Elected President of PEN America
Cuban Artist Tania Bruguera Harassed by Cuban Government Despite Forced Exile
December 11, 2023
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Narges Mohammadi Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in Absentia
December 10, 2023
Learn More: Narges Mohammadi Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in Absentia
PEN America: With Resignation of Liz Magill at UPenn, Higher Ed Should Recommit Both to Rejecting Bigotry While Insuring Free Speech Can Thrive
December 9, 2023
Learn More: PEN America: With Resignation of Liz Magill at UPenn, Higher Ed Should Recommit Both to Rejecting Bigotry While Insuring Free Speech Can Thrive