Press Releases
PEN America Responds to Florida School District’s Offer to Remove LGBTQ Pages from Yearbook
June 2, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Responds to Florida School District’s Offer to Remove LGBTQ Pages from Yearbook
PEN America Decries Continued Imprisonment of Poet Galal El-Behairy, Who is Prepared to Escalate his Hunger Strike by Refusing Water
May 31, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Decries Continued Imprisonment of Poet Galal El-Behairy, Who is Prepared to Escalate his Hunger Strike by Refusing Water
PEN America Defends as Protected Speech a City University of New York Law Student’s Commencement Criticism of Israel and New York Police
May 31, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Defends as Protected Speech a City University of New York Law Student’s Commencement Criticism of Israel and New York Police
PEN America: Sweeping Ban on Drag Performances in Montana In Effect Criminalizes a Wide Range of Artistic Choices
May 26, 2023
Learn More: PEN America: Sweeping Ban on Drag Performances in Montana In Effect Criminalizes a Wide Range of Artistic Choices
Statement Signed by 57 PEN Centers Worldwide Calls for Release of Chinese Writer and Journalist Dong Yuyu
May 25, 2023
Learn More: Statement Signed by 57 PEN Centers Worldwide Calls for Release of Chinese Writer and Journalist Dong Yuyu
Florida School District Pulls Amanda Gorman’s Widely-Praised “The Hill We Climb” from Library
May 24, 2023
Learn More: Florida School District Pulls Amanda Gorman’s Widely-Praised “The Hill We Climb” from Library
PEN American Mourns the Passing of Author Martin Amis, a Devoted Member and Supporter
May 20, 2023
Learn More: PEN American Mourns the Passing of Author Martin Amis, a Devoted Member and Supporter
PEN America Applauds Supreme Court Rulings to Protect Free Expression Online
May 19, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Applauds Supreme Court Rulings to Protect Free Expression Online
PEN America Honors Salman Rushdie with Centenary Courage Award at Literary Gala; Author’s First Public Appearance Since Being Wounded in Knife Attack Nine Months Ago
May 18, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Honors Salman Rushdie with Centenary Courage Award at Literary Gala; Author’s First Public Appearance Since Being Wounded in Knife Attack Nine Months Ago
