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PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide
- 2025 PEN America Literary Gala
The 2025 PEN America Literary Gala held on May 15 was grounded in a collective response to the divisive issues of the day that drive PEN America’s mission to defend free speech and celebrate writers
- Banned Books List 2025 - PEN America
What books are banned in 2025? Thousands of titles have been removed from public schools across the country PEN America has documented nearly 16,000 book bans in public schools nationwide since 2021, a number not seen since the Red Scare McCarthy era of the 1950s
- PEN America index of school book bans – 2023-2024
PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans provides a list of books banned in the 2023-2024 school year PEN America found 10,046 instances of individual books banned, affecting 4,231 unique titles
- The History of PEN - PEN America
PEN America celebrated its centenary in 2022 What began in the aftermath of World War I as an international literary club with the intent of providing intellectual community among poets, playwrights, editors, essayists, and novelists has evolved into a consequential organization at the forefront of the global defense of free expression
- Announcing The 2025 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists
PEN America is honored to announce the Finalists for the 2025 Literary Awards Our awards are juried by panels of esteemed, award-winning authors, editors, translators, and critics
- Assistant, Communications - PEN America
PEN America, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks an ambitious and highly organized communications assistant to support its growing visibility as a global leader in the defense of free expression
- FAQ - PEN America
What is PEN America and what does PEN America do? Find answers to our most frequently asked questions about PEN America programs, membership, and more
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