PEN America · [email protected]

March 16, 2021 at 5:59 PM

You're invited to the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

You're invited to the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony Celebrate the best books of the year on April 8  View this email in your browser Join us on Thursday, April 8, 2021 for the virtual 2021 PEN Americ…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

March 15, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Join us for "Disinformation vs. Democracy" next week

Join us for "Disinformation vs. Democracy" next week The fight for open societies is more important than ever View this email in your browser Join us for a special panel discussion featuring PEN America CEO Suza…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

February 20, 2021 at 2:59 PM

PEN Reads: The Emerging Voices Fellowship, Literary Awards Finalists, and more

PEN Reads: The Emerging Voices Fellowship, Literary Awards Finalists, and more Plus: Join us for the next PEN Out Loud on March 4 View this email in your browser Apply for the Emerging Voices Fellowship by March 17 …

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

February 18, 2021 at 11:29 PM

A victory for free speech and a free press

A victory for free speech and a free press An update on our landmark First Amendment Lawsuit View this email in your browser Dear Friend— Today, we at PEN America and our counsel Protect Democracy set…

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

February 10, 2021 at 7:29 PM

BREAKING: Loujain Al-Hathloul released

BREAKING: Loujain Al-Hathloul released But she’s not yet free—help us keep up the fight View this email in your browser Dear Friend— Today, with your help, Saudi women’s rights activist and PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Awardee …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

February 5, 2021 at 7:59 PM

PEN Reads: Kink, The Removed, Madeleine L'Engle, and more

PEN Reads: Kink, The Removed, Madeleine L'Engle, and more Plus: recordings from our fall season of PEN Out Loud View this email in your browser Celebrate Kink and The Removed with PEN America this February PE…

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  Masha Gessen, PEN America · [email protected]

February 3, 2021 at 6:59 PM

Russian reporters are under siege. Help us defend them.

Russian reporters are under siege. Help us defend them. PEN America needs your support to protect a free press worldwide View this email in your browser Dear Friend— This weekend, the editor in chief of one of the last indepen…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

January 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM

You're Invited: Reckoning and Reconciliation in Biden's America

You're Invited: Reckoning and Reconciliation in Biden's America An event with PEN America President Ayad Akhtar, Masha Gessen, Jill Lepore, Charles Blow, and more View this email in your browser Reckoning and Re…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

January 22, 2021 at 8:29 PM

PEN Reads: How We Move Forward

PEN Reads: How We Move Forward Plus: Get your PEN Out Loud tickets now View this email in your browser Reckoning and Reconciliation in Biden's America Tuesday 1/26 | 8pm ET/5pm PT Join PEN America’s town hal…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

January 13, 2021 at 6:59 PM

PEN Out Loud Winter 2021: Tickets on Sale Now!

PEN Out Loud Winter 2021: Tickets on Sale Now! Flash sale until January 27  View this email in your browser ANNOUNCING: PEN Out Loud Winter 2021 PEN Out Loud: Winter 2021 Presented in partnersh…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

January 8, 2021 at 7:59 PM

PEN Reads: Get ready for PEN Out Loud 2021

PEN Reads: Get ready for PEN Out Loud 2021 Plus: Upcoming You Are a Writer Events, an Evening with the 2019-2020 Writing for Justice Fellows View this email in your browser Coming Soon: PEN Out Loud 2021 PEN …

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

January 1, 2021 at 1:44 AM

This is your last chance to give to PEN America in 2020

This is your last chance to give to PEN America in 2020 It’s been a hell of a year. Let’s turn the page. View this email in your browser Dear Friend, This year, rather than shutting off the lights and locking the door at our o…

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  Ayad Akhtar, PEN America · [email protected]

December 31, 2020 at 3:44 PM

Rally for truth. Fight for change. Support PEN America

Rally for truth. Fight for change. Support PEN America 2020 is coming to an end. Let’s make 2021 the year to defend free expression View this email in your browser Dear Friend, “Use the difficulty; make it your own.” A belove…

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  Margaret Atwood, PEN America · [email protected]

December 31, 2020 at 1:14 AM

Re: Protect writers. Support truth.

Re: Protect writers. Support truth. Please give generously if you can View this email in your browser Friend — I know you’re getting a lot of requests this time of year, but I wouldn’t be asking you again if it weren’t importa…

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  Margaret Atwood, PEN America · [email protected]

December 30, 2020 at 3:29 PM

Protect writers. Support truth. Give generously.

Protect writers. Support truth. Give generously. The future of free expression depends on us View this email in your browser Dear Friend, “As they say, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.” I wrote these words in my…

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  Masha Gessen, PEN America · [email protected]

December 30, 2020 at 1:14 AM

Re: This is the time when your support matters the most

Re: This is the time when your support matters the most Protect truthtellers. Defend dissent. Give to PEN America today View this email in your browser Friend— I realize you’re getting so many messages like this at the end of …

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  Masha Gessen, PEN America · [email protected]

December 29, 2020 at 3:44 PM

Protect truthtellers. Defend dissent. Give to PEN America today

Protect truthtellers. Defend dissent. Give to PEN America today Support PEN America and defend democracy at home and abroad View this email in your browser Dear Friend— In my twenty years of reporting on authoritarianism in Ru…

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  Salman Rushdie, PEN America · [email protected]

December 29, 2020 at 1:14 AM

Re: An update on our fundraising goals

Re: An update on our fundraising goals Help us prepare for whatever comes next View this email in your browser Dear Friend, We’re closing in on our year-end goals. And our funders are eager to match your gift. From now until D…

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  Salman Rushdie, PEN America · [email protected]

December 28, 2020 at 7:29 PM

A year unlike any other -- help us prepare for whatever comes next

A year unlike any other -- help us prepare for whatever comes next Power PEN America into its second century View this email in your browser Dear Friend, Some two decades ago, when I served as PEN America’s president, we conce…

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  Sandra Cisneros, PEN America · [email protected]

December 26, 2020 at 3:14 PM

Re: My note earlier this week

Re: My note earlier this week Help PEN America continue elevating underrepresented literary voices View this email in your browser Friend— I know this has been a difficult year for so many, including writers. But here’s the re…

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

December 24, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Ending a year that's tested our faith in the American experiment

Ending a year that's tested our faith in the American experiment PEN America is ready to forge ahead in 2021 View this email in your browser Dear Friend, As we close out this year of loss and strife, I’ve been thinking the pas…

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  Sandra Cisneros, PEN America · [email protected]

December 23, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Support the freedom to write and be heard

Support the freedom to write and be heard Help PEN America champion the literary culture of tomorrow View this email in your browser Friend— As a supporter of PEN America, you know that the freedom to write is one of the most i…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

December 11, 2020 at 7:59 PM

PEN Reads: Announcing the "You Are a Writer" workshop series

PEN Reads: Announcing the "You Are a Writer" workshop series Plus: Barack Obama and the freedom to write View this email in your browser Barack Obama and the Freedom to Write PEN America's Virtual Gala this w…

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

December 9, 2020 at 11:14 PM

Thank you for showing up for free expression, Friend

Thank you for showing up for free expression, *|FNAME|* PEN America’s work would not be possible without you View this email in your browser Friend— Last night’s gala was a celebration of the power of words. Tod…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

December 8, 2020 at 11:14 PM

Starting soon: PEN America's Virtual Gala

Starting soon: PEN America's Virtual Gala Join Barack Obama, Ron Chernow, and other luminaries for our celebration of words and human rights View this email in your browser Tune in starting at 6:50pm ET/3:50pm PT for  PEN America’…

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

December 8, 2020 at 12:59 PM

Celebrating how far we’ve come this year

Celebrating how far we’ve come this year Join us at tonight’s gala View this email in your browser Friend— Tonight is PEN America’s first national virtual gala. We hope you’ll join us for an evening of celebrating the power of …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

December 5, 2020 at 2:59 PM

Reserve your spot at PEN America's Virtual Gala today

Reserve your spot at PEN America's Virtual Gala today Join Barack Obama, Ron Chernow, and other luminaries for our celebration of words and human rights View this email in your browser Don't forget to RSVP to PEN America’s Virtual…

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  Ayad Akhtar, PEN America · [email protected]

December 4, 2020 at 12:59 PM

Re: Following up on my Giving Tuesday ask

Re: Following up on my Giving Tuesday ask Free speech is under pressure View this email in your browser Dear Friend,  I know we have asked so much of you already. But please, take this moment to give to PEN America. …

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  Ayad Akhtar, PEN America · [email protected]

December 1, 2020 at 12:59 PM

This Giving Tuesday, protect words and truth

This Giving Tuesday, protect words and truth Free speech is under pressure View this email in your browser Dear Friend,  This has been a difficult year, to say the least.  There's the pandemic. And an economic crisis. Which is…

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  Stephen King, PEN America · [email protected]

November 28, 2020 at 2:59 PM

Following up with you, Friend

Following up with you, *|FNAME|* Act now to support PEN America’s work defending free speech View this email in your browser Friend — I realize it’s not every day that you get emails from me, and I really wouldn’t be following…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

November 25, 2020 at 1:29 PM

Announcing: Barack Obama to Join PEN America Gala on December 8

Announcing: Barack Obama to Join PEN America Gala on December 8 Will receive PEN America’s Voice of Influence Award, converse with author Ron Chernow  View this email in your browser PEN America today announced …

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  Stephen King, PEN America · [email protected]

November 24, 2020 at 6:59 PM

The dark forces of disinformation still loom; don’t let them make gains

The dark forces of disinformation still loom; don’t let them make gains Act now to support PEN America’s work defending free speech View this email in your browser Dear Friend,  I’ve written about how people willing to say or d…

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  Caits Meissner, PEN America · [email protected]

November 21, 2020 at 2:59 PM

Literature helps us bear witness

Literature helps us bear witness How you can support writers behind bars View this email in your browser Friend — As an organization that champions voices excluded from our discourse, PEN America has spotlighted the unique blea…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

November 20, 2020 at 8:00 PM

PEN Reads: Celebrating and honoring trans stories

PEN Reads: Celebrating and honoring trans stories Plus: RSVP now for PEN America's virtual gala View this email in your browser Transgender Awareness Week A Reading List Today is Transgender Day of Remembranc…

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  Jennifer Egan, PEN America · [email protected]

November 14, 2020 at 2:00 PM

President Trump continues to spread dangerous lies; the battles over truth persist

President Trump continues to spread dangerous lies; the battles over truth persist Protect truth and free speech today by supporting PEN America View this email in your browser Dear Friend,  Looking back at the past four years,…

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

November 7, 2020 at 6:00 PM

The race is over; the work begins

The race is over; the work begins Disinformation and alternative facts did not win View this email in your browser Dear Friend,  We are back from the brink, and a new day dawns. This election is called, and disi…

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  Summer Lopez, PEN America · [email protected]

October 31, 2020 at 2:00 PM

This is our last email before the election, Friend

This is our last email before the election, *|FNAME|* Help us keep disinformation at bay View this email in your browser Dear Supporter,  In just a few days, one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime will draw to …

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

October 20, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Free speech has never been more imperiled, Friend

Free speech has never been more imperiled, *|FNAME|* This Free Speech Week, support PEN America View this email in your browser Dear Supporter,  I’ve never experienced a moment of more uncertainty. Amid a pandemic, an economic …

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  Nora Benavidez, PEN America · [email protected]

October 10, 2020 at 2:00 PM

We need you in the fight against disinformation

We need you in the fight against disinformation Facts save lives View this email in your browser Dear Supporter,  In an election as critical as this one, our right to credible and factual information is vital. We are living in …

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  Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, PEN America · [email protected]

September 26, 2020 at 12:00 PM

This Banned Books Week, stand with PEN America

This Banned Books Week, stand with PEN America Reading is a fundamental right View this email in your browser Dear Friend, PEN America was founded on the belief that words matter. Whether it’s with our celebrated lit…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

July 30, 2020 at 12:35 PM

Making sure you saw our last message, Friend

Making sure you saw our last message, *|FNAME|* Don't miss out on the latest news from PEN America View this email in your browser Still interested in getting updates about our work? It’s been a while since we'v…

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

July 28, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Why we all need to Dare to Speak

Why we all need to Dare to Speak How free speech affirms our commitments to justice View this email in your browser Dear Friend,  Today marks the launch of my new book Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech For All, published by…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

July 25, 2020 at 2:00 PM

PEN Reads: Dare to Speak - a free expression reading list

PEN Reads: Dare to Speak - a free expression reading list Plus: upcoming readings, PEN Ten interviews, and podcast convos View this email in your browser READ Dare to Speak: A Reading List Picks from PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

July 23, 2020 at 12:34 PM

Do you still want to hear from us, Friend?

Do you still want to hear from us, *|FNAME|*?  We want to make sure you're getting our messages View this email in your browser Do you still want to hear from us? We're updating our records here at PEN America a…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

July 10, 2020 at 7:00 PM

PEN Reads: How Pride can help us reimagine the future

PEN Reads: How Pride can help us reimagine the future Plus: interviews, recipes, and more for your weekend View this email in your browser READ Coming of Age: A Pride Reading List Picks from Authors and PEN America Staff …

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 10:30 PM

Elevating essential voices and protecting free speech

Elevating essential voices and protecting free speech How PEN America is navigating this moment View this email in your browser Dear Friend, When I wrote my last quarterly letter three months ago, none of us had any idea of wh…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

June 22, 2020 at 6:04 PM

PEN Reads: Centering LGBTQIA+ Black voices

PEN Reads: Centering LGBTQIA+ Black voices A special Pride Month edition of PEN Reads View this email in your browser This Pride Month, we're furthering our commitment to amplifying Black voices by championing the writing of the L…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

June 9, 2020 at 11:59 AM

Announcing PEN America's first-ever Free Speech Advocacy Institute for high school and college students

Announcing PEN America's first-ever Free Speech Advocacy Institute for high school and college students Free speech rights are essential to enabling a rising generation to be heard View this email in your browser …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

June 6, 2020 at 12:00 PM

PEN Reads: Read Black authors—now and always

PEN Reads: Read Black authors—now and always Actions to take and books to read View this email in your browser As an organization of writers, readers, and those who believe that words can transform lives, PEN America is committed …

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

June 4, 2020 at 7:29 PM

ANNOUNCING: The 2020 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award Honoree

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