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 …

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 …

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 …

Feb 19, 2025 · PEN America is delighted to announce the 2025 literary grant winners for literary works-in-progress.

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 …

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, …

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 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 …

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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. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of …