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Julia Goldberg

Assistant, Communications

Julia Goldberg is the Communications Assistant at PEN America. Previously, she served as the editor-in-chief of her college’s student newspaper and as a reporting intern for local news outlets in New York City. Most recently, she worked as the Communications intern at PEN America, researching and writing articles, drafting social media posts, and developing graphics and video footage for social media platforms. She holds a BA in English from Williams College where she graduated as valedictorian.


Articles by Julia Goldberg

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Banned Books
Wednesday December 10

A ‘Hugely Valuable’ Resource: Author Bill Konigsberg Explains Why Queer Teens Need Books About Sex and Sexuality 

“I think of myself, and I think of a lot of people who write young adult books, as benevolent souls who are trying to help.”

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Banned Books
Tuesday December 9

New Yorkers Urge Governor Hochul to Sign Freedom to Read Act 

Dozens of New Yorkers braved below freezing temperatures Monday to call on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the Freedom to Read Act.

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U.S. Free Expression
Tuesday December 9

With ‘The Emergency,’ George Packer Distances Us from the World to Draw it Near Again

About his new novel The Emergency, George Packer says “This novel does not take a political position, but it does take a moral position.”

More Articles by Julia Goldberg

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Banned Books
Wednesday December 3

All Experiences ‘Deserve Space on the Page,’ and Sex Is No Exception, Argues YA Author Elana K. Arnold 

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Online Abuse & Digital Safety
Wednesday December 3

Five Newsroom Leaders Share Best Online Safety Practices

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Banned Books
Tuesday November 25

Uneasy About Sexual Content in a YA Novel? ‘Read the Whole Book,’ Urges Author Malinda Lo

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Prison and Justice Writing
Tuesday November 25

Derek Trumbo Sr. Left Prison an Accomplished Author, a Pathway Opened By PEN America’s Prison and Justice Writing Program

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Banned Books
Wednesday November 12

Why Editor Andrew Karre Can’t Imagine YA Literature Without Sexual Content

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Writing as Craft
Wednesday November 12

George Packer’s ‘The Emergency’ Wants Us To Rekindle Our Shared Sense of Humanity

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Emerging VoicesLiterary Programs
Monday November 3

2025 Emerging Voices Fellows Close Out ‘Transformative’ Experience 

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Literary ProgramsDREAMing Out Loud
Thursday October 30

DREAMing Out Loud Amplifies Migrant Voices Amid Climate of Fear

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Writing as CraftLiterary Community
Friday October 17

Sam Sussman Celebrates ‘High-Wire Literary Act’

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Banned Books
Wednesday October 15

Margaret Atwood, George Takei Join PEN America for Events Dialing Up The Pressure During Banned Books Week 2025 

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Banned BooksU.S. Free Expression
Tuesday September 30

Cracking Open Banned Literature at the Brooklyn Book Festival

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Literary Community
Friday September 19

Six Experts Pull Back the Curtain on Publishing 

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Banned BooksU.S. Free Expression
Monday August 4

‘A Win for Everyone’: Advocates Celebrate Passage of Rhode Island Freedom to Read Act

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Translation
Friday August 1

Women in Translation Month Celebrates Literary Art of Translation As AI Looms Large

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Writing as Craft
Thursday July 24

‘Privilege Can Also Be a Prison’: Exploring Class and Gender in ‘My Parents’ Marriage’

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World Voices Festival
Wednesday July 16

World Voices Festival: On Autocracy and the Slow Death of Democracy

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World Voices Festival
Monday June 30

World Voices Festival: Towards A Trans Aesthetic