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PEN America Mourns Death of Playwright Tom Stoppard, a Tenacious Defender of Free Expression

November 29, 2025
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Global Free Expression, Literary Community, U.S. Free Expression, Writers

Canceling U.S. Visa for Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka is “Deeply Troubling”

October 29, 2025
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Literary Community, Writing as Craft

Sam Sussman Celebrates ‘High-Wire Literary Act’

October 17, 2025

Julia Goldberg
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Literary Community

Six Experts Pull Back the Curtain on Publishing

September 19, 2025

Julia Goldberg
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Banned Books, Educational Censorship, Literary Community, U.S. Free Expression

Actress and Bestselling Author Hilarie Burton Morgan To Moderate Writers Discussion at Oct. 11 Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards

August 18, 2025
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Emerging Voices, Literary Community, Literary Programs

PEN America’s Emerging Voices Workshop gives CA writers a chance to go deep, connect, and grow

June 30, 2025

Lane Michael Stanley
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Educational Censorship, Literary Community, U.S. Free Expression, Writers

Media Advisory—PEN America’s Planned Response to Expected Ruling on Mahmoud v. Taylor Case at Supreme Court

June 24, 2025
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Literary Community

Books That Saved Me

June 3, 2025
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Literary Community, Online Abuse & Digital Safety, U.S. Free Expression

As Threats and Harassment of Authors Spill Over Into Bookstore Appearances, Safety Experts Offer Guidance

May 29, 2025

Suzanne Trimel
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Literary Community

PEN America Mourns Death of Playwright Tom Stoppard, a Tenacious Defender of Free Expression

Canceling U.S. Visa for Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka is “Deeply Troubling”

Sam Sussman Celebrates ‘High-Wire Literary Act’

Six Experts Pull Back the Curtain on Publishing

Actress and Bestselling Author Hilarie Burton Morgan To Moderate Writers Discussion at Oct. 11 Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards

PEN America’s Emerging Voices Workshop gives CA writers a chance to go deep, connect, and grow

Media Advisory—PEN America’s Planned Response to Expected Ruling on Mahmoud v. Taylor Case at Supreme Court

Books That Saved Me

As Threats and Harassment of Authors Spill Over Into Bookstore Appearances, Safety Experts Offer Guidance