Cover to Cover - PEN America
Feb 27, 2025 · In November 2024, PEN America previously reported on the content of titles that had experienced two or more bans (1,091 titles); here, we include a more comprehensive analysis of all 4,218 titles banned during the 2023-2024 school …
The History of PEN - PEN America
PEN (originally short for Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Novelists) was founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and international co-operation among writers everywhere, and to defend literature and free expression wherever they are threatened.
Banned Books List 2025 - PEN America
Feb 4, 2025 · The most banned books in the 2023-2024 school year, according to the PEN America Index of School Book Bans, include bestselling novelist Jodi Picoult’s Nineteen Minutes, about the moments leading up to a school shooting, and John Green’s Looking for Alaska.
Announcing The 2025 PEN America Grant Winners
Feb 19, 2025 · PEN America is delighted to announce the 2025 literary grant winners for literary works-in-progress.
Julianne Moore’s ‘Freckleface Strawberry’ and JD Vance ... - pen.org
Feb 19, 2025 · The removed titles and book chapters contain content targeted for bans across the country, said Kasey Meehan, program director of Freedom to Read at PEN America. ”The removal of these titles is yet another indicator of the new Administration’s flippant and autocratic approach to K-12 education.”
Literary Grants - PEN America
Since 1963, the PEN America Literary Awards, Grants, and Fellowships Program has honored many of the most outstanding voices in literature across diverse genres, including fiction, poetry, nonfiction, children’s literature, translation, and drama.
PEN America Florida’s Legislative Priorities 2025
Mar 10, 2025 · While these bills have little chance of survival in the super majority in Tallahassee, PEN America Florida applauds and supports the efforts to protect the right to read and learn. The bills PEN America is tracking this legislative session and our critical perspective on each follows:
Literary Awards - PEN America
The PEN America Literary Awards call on over 80 writers, editors, critics, and Members each year to judge the literary awards. It is their diligent reading and conversation that make our literary awards so vibrant and representative of our large community.
Board of Trustees - PEN America
The PEN America Board of Trustees provide leadership, oversight and visioning for the 100+ year-old organization.
PEN America - The Freedom to Write
PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world.