Press Releases
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Iranian Cartoonist Detained for Trying to Post a Cartoon on a Wall Next to Presidential Palace
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PEN America Statement Regarding the 2024 Literary Awards Ceremony and Conferral of Annual Prizes
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Legal Filing by PEN America Urges Appeals Court to Uphold Injunction Against Iowa’s Book Ban Law
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PEN America Lauds Resolution in Congress Marking April as “Preserving and Protecting Local News Month”
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Response to Prism Reports Article Raising Concern Over Cash Prize Money Delays for Prize-Winning Incarcerated Writers
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PEN America: USC Decision to Cancel Valedictorian’s Graduation Speech Amounts to “Heckler’s Veto”
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New Report Finds Unprecedented Surge in School Books Bans
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Letter from Salman Rushdie and Past PEN America Presidents: ‘Keep Faith in the Community That We Have Built Together’
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Tony Kushner to Receive PEN/Mike Nichols Writing for Performance Award at April 29 Literary Awards
Learn More: Tony Kushner to Receive PEN/Mike Nichols Writing for Performance Award at April 29 Literary Awards