Press Releases
PEN America Mourns Passing of Philanthropist Laura Pels
May 5, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Mourns Passing of Philanthropist Laura Pels
PEN America Condemns “Egregious” Sentences Against Blogger and Journalists in Belarus
May 5, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Condemns “Egregious” Sentences Against Blogger and Journalists in Belarus
PEN America Highlights World Press Freedom Day Underscoring Writers and Journalists Jailed Worldwide
May 4, 2023
Learn More: PEN America Highlights World Press Freedom Day Underscoring Writers and Journalists Jailed Worldwide
Outdoor Art Installation 5/11 and 5/13 in NYC Draws Attention to Crisis of Book Bans in Public Schools
May 4, 2023
Learn More: Outdoor Art Installation 5/11 and 5/13 in NYC Draws Attention to Crisis of Book Bans in Public Schools
U of Arkansas Refuses Payment to Doctor for Speaking to Medical Students After He Fails to Agree Not to Boycott Israel
May 3, 2023
Learn More: U of Arkansas Refuses Payment to Doctor for Speaking to Medical Students After He Fails to Agree Not to Boycott Israel
PEN Tulsa Celebrates Free Expression and Queer Identity with Events May 20 and 21
May 3, 2023
Learn More: PEN Tulsa Celebrates Free Expression and Queer Identity with Events May 20 and 21
Now the Most Challenged and Banned Book, Gender Queer Was Written to Give Teenagers the Guidance that Author Maia Kobabe Never Had
May 3, 2023
Learn More: Now the Most Challenged and Banned Book, Gender Queer Was Written to Give Teenagers the Guidance that Author Maia Kobabe Never Had
Firing of Tenured Professor at Bakersfield College “Blurred Lines” Between Protected Speech and Conduct that May Merit Investigation, Says PEN America
May 2, 2023
Learn More: Firing of Tenured Professor at Bakersfield College “Blurred Lines” Between Protected Speech and Conduct that May Merit Investigation, Says PEN America
Student Decision to Prevent Speaker from On-Campus Talk in Spokane is Disappointing, Especially in Light of Historic Levels of Education Censorship, Says PEN America
May 2, 2023
Learn More: Student Decision to Prevent Speaker from On-Campus Talk in Spokane is Disappointing, Especially in Light of Historic Levels of Education Censorship, Says PEN America
