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PEN America's 2018 iteration of its World Voices Festival bears the theme "Resist and Reimagine," doubling down on the organization's dedication to resisting potential restrictions on free speech under… More

PEN America, a nonprofit organization that supports freedom of expression, will announce Tuesday that it is honoring Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo with its PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write… More

The current administration has made the tough job of diplomats much tougher. But U.S. interests now and in the future depend on having a robust, experienced, and committed diplomatic… More

Make no mistake about it — Ali may be in a “detention center,” but he is effectively a political prisoner. His detention is the result of a complicated intersection… More

Starting this year, the National Book Foundation will recognize works in translation, opening up a distinctly American literary award to writers working in other languages. The prize will be… More

NYC Books Through Bars (and prisoner literacy advocates such as PEN America) rallied support by issuing warnings about the DOCCS directive. The letter stated that, under the now-suspended directive,… More

PEN America just announced the finalists for their 2018 Literary Awards today; and for the first time in PEN America history, the nominees in their Debut Fiction category are… More

"China's treatment of publisher Gui Minhai — a story of abduction, detention, and now denial of medical care — demonstrates flagrant disregard for the rule of law and human… More

But a key voice remains noticeably absent from the net neutrality debate: publishers. Despite widely expressed concerns that the FCC’s action could negatively impact free speech, the Association of… More

Artists across the country are taking part in the first Art Action Day, a patchwork of public events, workshops and performances happening across the US. Hoping to reclaim the… More