Threats to writers are on the rise; help us fight back

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I know we’ve already asked you for so much, but I wouldn’t be asking again if it wasn’t needed. ([link removed])

As a writer, I’m grateful every day for PEN America’s dedication to protecting the freedom to write. Although we’ve weathered the storms of two years of an ongoing pandemic, it’s no secret that freedom of speech and the freedom to write are under attack on all sides, and that the costs to writers have been high.

Please contribute whatever you can during these last few weeks of 2021, and help PEN America support the freedom to write for all. ([link removed])

All my best,

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Sandra Cisneros
Friend—

Writers are responsible for bearing witness to our times, making sense of the human condition and its many joys and travails. They’re also powerful champions against authoritarianism and abuses of power.

But the threats to writers—including systemic inequities that prevent writers of marginalized backgrounds from being heard, book bans, and an increasingly punitive cultural discourse that often leads to self-censorship—are on the rise.
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As I’ve said before, recognition and support from organizations like PEN America have made all the difference for me in my writing career and helped me to keep going. To remember that I am not alone.

With your support, PEN America is able to continue providing opportunities for underrepresented writers through programs like the Emerging Voices fellowship; our storied Literary Awards program; and the Writing for Justice Fellowship. Your support is critical to the work that PEN America does in amplifying the voices that need to be heard. ([link removed])

Thank you so much for any help you can give, and all the best,

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Sandra Cisneros

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