Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

January 27, 2022 at 11:14 PM

A Tennessee school board just voted to ban Maus

A Tennessee school board just voted to ban Maus We're fighting back, but we need your support View this email in your browser Friend —  In 2015 Art Spiegelman and I traveled to China and Hong Kong on a PEN America delegation to…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

January 21, 2022 at 11:00 PM

PEN Reads: PEN Out Loud, save the date for our Awards Ceremony

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  Caits Meissner, PEN America · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Released today: The Sentences That Create Us

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

January 10, 2022 at 7:30 PM

PEN America mourns the death of 2021 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write honoree Baktash Abtin

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  PEN America · [email protected]

January 7, 2022 at 10:59 PM

PEN Reads: Emerging Voices Fellowship Applications Open Now

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 10:59 PM

Give free speech a fighting chance in 2022

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  Ayad Akhtar, PEN America · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 4:35 PM

Free speech on the firing line

Free speech on the firing line Free speech is the bedrock of our teetering democracy View this email in your browser Dear Friend,  As we close the books on 2021, I need your support to safeguard the future of free speech. The s…

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  Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, PEN America · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 12:59 AM

RE: Your gift sends a message to persecuted writers

RE: Your gift sends a message to persecuted writers Help us reach writers at risk View this email in your browser Friend, Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf here at PEN America. Summer isn’t kidding when she writes that dictators use the h…

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  Summer Lopez, PEN America · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 4:14 PM

Your gift sends a message to persecuted writers

Your gift sends a message to persecuted writers Help us reach writers at risk View this email in your browser Dear Friend,  Summer Lopez here at PEN America. I’m writing with a quick request. Authoritarian leaders typically use…

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  Salman Rushdie, PEN America · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 2:29 AM

RE: PEN America is ready to fight

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  Salman Rushdie, PEN America · [email protected]

December 29, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Fighting censorship is the fight for our future

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  Henry Louis Gates Jr., PEN America · [email protected]

December 28, 2021 at 12:59 AM

There is no freedom without the freedom to write

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  Susan Choi, PEN America · [email protected]

December 26, 2021 at 10:59 PM

Why we need your support, Friend

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  Susan Choi, PEN America · [email protected]

December 26, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Writers need your help, Friend

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  PEN America · [email protected]

December 24, 2021 at 11:29 PM

PEN Reads: Celebrating the best books of the year

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  Tara Westover, PEN America · [email protected]

December 24, 2021 at 3:59 PM

RE: The freedom to learn is fundamental

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  Tara Westover, PEN America · [email protected]

December 22, 2021 at 4:00 PM

The freedom to learn is fundamental

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

December 21, 2021 at 7:01 PM

The power of the written word deserves fierce protection

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  Sandra Cisneros, PEN America · [email protected]

December 20, 2021 at 10:59 PM

RE: Protecting the freedom to write for all

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  Sandra Cisneros, PEN America · [email protected]

December 17, 2021 at 10:59 PM

Protecting the freedom to write for all

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  Masha Gessen, PEN America · [email protected]

December 16, 2021 at 5:00 PM

RE: The freedom to write—a precondition for democracy and peace

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  Masha Gessen, PEN America · [email protected]

December 13, 2021 at 10:59 PM

The freedom to write—a precondition for democracy and peace

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  PEN America · [email protected]

December 11, 2021 at 12:29 AM

PEN Reads: Writers on self-censorship; what book bans really mean

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  Julie Trebault, PEN America · [email protected]

December 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Cuban artists have been on the frontlines for months

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  Ayad Akhtar, PEN America · [email protected]

December 4, 2021 at 4:29 PM

RE: This Giving Tuesday, fight back against book bans and censorship

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  Ayad Akhtar, PEN America · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 5:59 PM

This Giving Tuesday, fight back against book bans and censorship

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  Stephen King, PEN America · [email protected]

November 27, 2021 at 3:59 PM

RE: Things are about to get a whole lot scarier

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  Stephen King, PEN America · [email protected]

November 23, 2021 at 3:29 PM

Things are about to get a whole lot scarier

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  Polina Sadovskaya, PEN America · [email protected]

November 15, 2021 at 9:44 PM

Journalists are being imprisoned for their work in Ukraine

Journalists are being imprisoned for their work in Ukraine Join us in calling for their release View this email in your browser Friend — Today, we’re standing in front of the Russian consulate here in New York…

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  Summer Lopez, PEN America · [email protected]

November 13, 2021 at 2:59 PM

RE: Academic freedom is under threat

RE: Academic freedom is under threat Efforts to ban books are ongoing View this email in your browser Dear Friend, I know you’ve already done so much for PEN America, and we can’t thank you enough for your stalwart dedication …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

November 12, 2021 at 11:30 PM

PEN Reads: Honoring the PEN Literary Awards Judges

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  Summer Lopez, PEN America · [email protected]

November 11, 2021 at 2:59 PM

Academic freedom is under threat

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  Jonathan Friedman and James Tager, PEN America · [email protected]

November 8, 2021 at 7:34 PM

Educational gag orders are threatening speech in classrooms

Educational gag orders are threatening speech in classrooms Growing number of bills undermining the freedom to learn View this email in your browser Dear Friend,  Today PEN America released a report on an alarming trend mountin…

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  Jennifer Egan, PEN America · [email protected]

November 6, 2021 at 2:59 PM

RE: Join me to celebrate writers, Friend

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  Jennifer Egan, PEN America · [email protected]

November 1, 2021 at 10:59 PM

Celebrate writers with me, Friend

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  PEN America · [email protected]

October 29, 2021 at 11:15 PM

PEN Reads: Celebrating the Emerging Voices Fellows of 2021

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  Viktorya Vilk, PEN America · [email protected]

October 19, 2021 at 1:59 PM

Online abuse restricts free speech, Friend

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

October 18, 2021 at 6:00 PM

This Free Speech Week, show your support for PEN America

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  PEN America · [email protected]

October 15, 2021 at 10:00 PM

PEN Reads: A reading list for Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month

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  Karin Deutsch Karlekar, PEN America · [email protected]

October 9, 2021 at 2:59 PM

Our Freedom to Write honorees need you, Friend

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  PEN America · [email protected]

October 8, 2021 at 11:30 PM

PEN Reads: A look back at Banned Books Week

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

October 8, 2021 at 12:59 PM

The Nobel Prize goes to two journalists—and recognizes the freedom to write

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

October 6, 2021 at 10:00 PM

Our Gala—why it’s not just about one night

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

October 4, 2021 at 10:59 PM

Countdown to our big gala

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

September 30, 2021 at 10:00 PM

The freedom to learn is under attack—and we’re fighting back

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  James Tager, PEN America · [email protected]

September 27, 2021 at 7:59 PM

FW: Did you see this, Friend?

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  Jonathan Friedman, PEN America · [email protected]

September 25, 2021 at 2:59 PM

Overturned: a book ban in Pennsylvania

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 17, 2021 at 10:32 PM

PEN Reads: Announcing the 2022 PEN America Literary Grant Winners

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  PEN America's Artists at Risk Connection · [email protected]

September 14, 2021 at 9:01 PM

ANNOUNCING: A limited-run podcast featuring artist-activists of Asia

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 14, 2021 at 3:01 PM

PEN Out Loud is back for Fall 2021!

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