PEN America
Donate Now
  • Advocacy & Action
    • Research & Resources
    • Focus Regions
    • Focus Issues
    • Individual Cases
    • Artists at Risk Connection (ARC)
    • News & Analysis
    • Take Action
    • PEN Across America
  • Writers & Readers
    • Literary Awards
    • Grants & Fellowships
    • Community Engagement & Workshops
    • Prison & Justice Writing
    • Writers’ Emergency Fund
    • Translation Resources
    • Writers in the Schools
    • Children and YA Writer Resources
    • Publications
  • Festival & Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Event Series
    • PEN World Voices Festival
    • 2020 Virtual Gala
    • Authors’ Evenings
  • Membership
    • Membership
    • Current Members
    • Membership Directory
  • About
    • About Us
    • Leadership and Staff
    • Trustees
    • Los Angeles Committee
    • Careers
    • Digital Archives
    • Press
  • Give
    • Donate Now
    • Ways to Give
    • Corporate Philanthropy
    • Give the Gift of Membership
PEN America
Donate Now
  • Advocacy
    & Action
  • Writers
    & Readers
  • Festivals
    & Events
  • Advocacy & Action
    • Research & Resources
    • Focus Regions
    • Focus Issues
    • Individual Cases
    • Artists at Risk Connection (ARC)
    • News & Analysis
    • Take Action
    • PEN Across America
  • Writers & Readers
    • Literary Awards
    • Grants & Fellowships
    • Community Engagement & Workshops
    • Prison & Justice Writing
    • Writers’ Emergency Fund
    • Translation Resources
    • Writers in the Schools
    • Children and YA Writer Resources
    • Publications
  • Festival & Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Event Series
    • PEN World Voices Festival
    • 2020 Virtual Gala
    • Authors’ Evenings
  • Membership
    • Membership
    • Current Members
    • Membership Directory
  • About
    • About Us
    • Leadership and Staff
    • Trustees
    • Los Angeles Committee
    • Careers
    • Digital Archives
    • Press
  • Give
    • Donate Now
    • Ways to Give
    • Corporate Philanthropy
    • Give the Gift of Membership
  • Home
Georgia peach voting sticker roll with "Elections and Emotions" at the top

[WEBINAR] Elections & Emotions: Voter Trust in Georgia & the South

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm ET
 More Information
image of books in bookstore

Bookstores Across America, Vol. Two: A Roundup of Ways to Support Indie Bookstores

Advocacy

With independent bookstores forced to shut their doors due to the global pandemic, we reached out to booksellers to ask them how readers can support their favorite stores while… More

Alysia Harris (left) and Anna Simonton (right)

Local Journalist Heroes: Alysia Harris and Anna Simonton

InterviewApril 20, 2020

This Q&A is part of Local Heroes: Journalists Covering COVID-19, PEN America's series spotlighting local journalists across the country in celebration of World Press Freedom Day 2020, elevating the… More

Paint It Black: Combating Gentrification Through the Arts

Saturday, December 14, 2019 | 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
 More Information
Banned Together Atlanta

Banned Together: A Censorship Cabaret—Atlanta, GA

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
 More Information
World Press Freedom Day 2019 Banner

World Press Freedom Day: Atlanta, GA

Thursday, May 2, 2019 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
 More Information
Online Harassment Defense Training on April 13, 2019

Defending Against Online Harassment—Atlanta

Saturday, April 13, 2019 | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
 More Information
Banned Together Atlanta

Banned Together: A Censorship Cabaret—Atlanta, GA

Friday, September 28, 2018 | 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
 More Information

Join PEN America Today

Defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture.

Subscribe

Get updates on events, literary awards, free expression issues, and global news.

 
 
  • What's New
Nora Benavidez headshot
The PEN Pod: What to Expect on Election Day and Beyond with Nora Benavidez
Woman holding a Belarusian flag, marching alongside other protesters
PEN America Decries Detention of Belarus Demonstrators Following National Strike
Suzanne Nossel
The PEN Pod: What to Expect in the Final Days Before the Election with Suzanne Nossel
Kevin Young headshot
The PEN Pod: The Power and Immediacy of Poetry with Kevin Young

Alert Us

Are you an artist at risk or know someone who is?

PEN America On  

PENamericaPEN America@PENamerica·
6h

Is a reconciliation with the Trump era possible? Can we reckon with the past while moving forward? Register now to hear from @mashagessen @ayadakhtar Jill Lepore @CharlesMBlow @Peggynoonannyc and Omar G. Encarnación. Moderated by @SuzanneNossel. https://bit.ly/3p2S9C7

Reply on Twitter 1353420057477435393Retweet on Twitter 1353420057477435393Like on Twitter 13534200574774353931Twitter 1353420057477435393
Retweet on TwitterPEN America Retweeted
SuzanneNosselSuzanne Nossel@SuzanneNossel·
9h

For plans for February's @MTV Africa Awards in Kampala, Uganda to proceed while singer and opposition leader @HEBobiwine remains under house arrest and denied access to food is worse than tone deaf. https://guardian.ng/life/mamas-2021-nigerian-stars-battle-for-continental-honours/

Reply on Twitter 1353380251506630656Retweet on Twitter 13533802515066306561Like on Twitter 13533802515066306562Twitter 1353380251506630656
PENamericaPEN America@PENamerica·
9h

2020 PEN Translation Prize finalist @augiewatts considers a roadmap for bringing Black writers and translators into an industry in which they are statistically underrepresented in this piece for @wwborders: https://bit.ly/3paRIpu.

Reply on Twitter 1353372068549693448Retweet on Twitter 1353372068549693448Like on Twitter 13533720685496934487Twitter 1353372068549693448
PEN America
588 Broadway, Suite 303
New York, NY 10012
T (212) 334-1660 F (212) 334-2181
PEN America Los Angeles
PO Box 1469
Santa Monica, CA 90406
T (323) 424-4939
PEN America Washington, D.C.
1015 15th Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20005
T (202) 631-9475
Donate Today
 
Copyright © 2021 PEN America. All rights reserved.   |   Privacy Policy