PEN America · [email protected]

October 2, 2023 at 3:30 PM

📚 Banned Books Week 2023 is in Full Swing

📚 Banned Books Week 2023 is in Full Swing How you can take action and fight censorship View email in your browser Join PEN America in the Fight Against Book Bans As you may know, our recently released report, Banned in the USA…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 29, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Banned Books Week 2023 Starts October 1

Banned Books Week 2023 Starts October 1 How you can take action and fight censorship View email in your browser Join PEN America in the Fight Against Book Bans As you may know, our new report released last week documents a 33%…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 21, 2023 at 8:14 PM

📢 Book Bans Spike 33%

📢 Book Bans Spike 33% Florida now leads the nation in the number of bans View email in your browser New Report: Book Bans Spike 33% in 2022-23 School Year Dear Friend, Since PEN America started tracking public school book ban…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 20, 2023 at 8:42 PM

PEN America News: We're Showing Up for the Banned!

PEN America News: We're Showing Up for the Banned! Join us for Banned Books Week 2023 -- or, as we're calling it, Banned Books Month View this email in your browser Sep 20, 2023 A Month of Banned Books…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 6, 2023 at 9:00 PM

PEN America News: A New Fund to Help Screenwriters Survive the Strike

PEN America News: A New Fund to Help Screenwriters Survive the Strike Plus, join our campaign to restrict 'Don't Say Gay' View this email in your browser Sep 6, 2023 PEN America News: A New Fund To Help Screenwriters Surv…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

August 23, 2023 at 9:00 PM

PEN America News: New laws intimidate teachers—and that’s the point.

PEN America News: New laws intimidate teachers—and that’s the point. A wave of legislation purporting to advance “parental rights” is actually undermining them. View this email in your browser Aug 23, 2023 Fear Is the Wat…

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August 9, 2023 at 8:15 PM

PEN America News: Is the freedom to imagine under threat?

PEN America News: Is the freedom to imagine under threat? How generative AI and online review-bombing have far-reaching consequences for free speech. View this email in your browser Aug 9, 2023 Defending the Freedom to Im…

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July 26, 2023 at 7:00 PM

PEN America News: More parents join our lawsuit in Florida

PEN America News: More parents join our lawsuit in Florida Plus, teacher fired over "Rainbowland" song for first-graders 🌈 View this email in your browser Jul 26, 2023 Fired over rainbows, she's fighting back …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

July 12, 2023 at 10:00 PM

PEN America News: Reporting Online Harassment Shouldn't Be This Hard

PEN America News: Reporting Online Harassment Shouldn't Be This Hard New PEN Report: Social media companies need to do more View this email in your browser Jul 12, 2023 Reporting Online Harassment Shouldn’t Be This Hard  …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

July 4, 2023 at 12:29 PM

🗽 Protect the freedom of speech this Independence Day

🗽 Protect the freedom of speech this Independence Day Friend, let's defend democracy together View email in your browser Calling on All Freedom-Loving Americans PEN America is proud to be a staunch defender of the precious …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

June 28, 2023 at 9:01 PM

PEN America News: Why artists around the world need protection

PEN America News: Why artists around the world need protection New report calls for action to help View this email in your browser Jun 28, 2023 New Report: 20 Artists Fighting for Justice  …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

June 14, 2023 at 8:00 PM

PEN America News: ‘Maus’ trapped yet again

PEN America News: ‘Maus’ trapped yet again A school district in Missouri goes after the prize-winning graphic novel View this email in your browser Jun 14, 2023 ‘Maus’ Trapped Again: Now in Missouri  …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

June 7, 2023 at 8:59 PM

Add your voice to the fight against book bans 📚

Add your voice to the fight against book bans 📚 Tell decision makers to make Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem available to all View this email in your browserStand with Amanda: send an email todayAs you may have heard by now, Amanda Gorman's book of her inaugural poem, The Hill We Climb, w…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

May 31, 2023 at 10:30 PM

PEN America News: Amanda Gorman Fights Back

PEN America News: Amanda Gorman Fights Back News of her inaugural poem's banning went viral View this email in your browser May 31, 2023 Poetry in Motion: Amanda Gorman Fights Back  When a…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

May 17, 2023 at 4:30 PM

PEN America News: We're suing ⚖️

PEN America News: We're suing ⚖️ Book restrictions are contrary to the First Amendment View this email in your browser May 17, 2023 PEN America v. Book Bans: the Lawsuit This morning, PEN …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

May 3, 2023 at 6:00 PM

PEN America News: The World’s Worst Abusers of Writers

PEN America News: The World’s Worst Abusers of Writers Spoiler alert: China and Iran top the list View this email in your browser. May 3, 2023 China and Iran Are Worst Abusers, Jailers of Writers …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

April 20, 2023 at 3:01 PM

PEN America News: Book Bans ‘Supercharged’ This School Year📚

PEN America News: Book Bans ‘Supercharged’ This School Year📚 New report shows alarming surge in bans View this email in your browser. April 20, 2023 New Research: Book Bans Skyrocket in Schools …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

April 5, 2023 at 6:00 PM

PEN America News: Ta-Nehisi Coates to Headline World Voices Festival

PEN America News: Ta-Nehisi Coates to Headline World Voices Festival Save the dates May 10-13 View this email in your browser. April 5, 2023 Mark Your Calendars: The PEN America World Voices Festival  …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

March 22, 2023 at 10:00 PM

Welcome to PEN America News

Welcome to PEN America News Thank you for joining our fight. https://mailchi.mp/pen/welcome-to-pen-america-news?e=67d5d5afd0 Welcome to PEN America News March 22, 2023 Dear Friend, Welcome…

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  Jonathan Freidman, PEN America · [email protected]

March 11, 2023 at 4:15 PM

Let Ron DeSantis Know Book Bans Are No Hoax

Let Ron DeSantis Know Book Bans Are No Hoax Let Ron DeSantis Know Book Bans are No ‘Hoax’  Dear Friend, This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called a press conference to "expose the book ban hoax," claiming that only “pornographic and inappropria…

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  Ayad Akhtar, President · [email protected]

December 31, 2022 at 1:00 PM

The future of free speech depends upon you, Friend

The future of free speech depends upon you, *|FNAME|* Please donate before midnight Dear Friend, As 2022 comes to a close, it’s clear that free speech hangs in the balance. I’m asking for your support to safeguard it n…

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  Suzanne Nossel · [email protected]

December 30, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Here's why PEN America needs you, Friend

Here's why PEN America needs you, *|FNAME|* Your support helps us build on our 2022 successes  Dear Friend, As we close out 2022, I’m writing one more time with a simple request: make your commitment to defend free speech now.   …

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  Deborah Wilson · [email protected]

December 27, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Friend, you may have missed this...

*|FNAME|*, you may have missed this... Join PEN America on the front line of this fight View this email in your browser Dear Friend: The unrelenting pace of book bans in this country–especially those targeting narratives about people of…

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  Suzanne Nossel · [email protected]

December 21, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Give Free Speech a Fighting Chance, Friend

Give Free Speech a Fighting Chance, *|FNAME|* Your support helps us build on our 2022 successes  Dear Friend, As I reflect on the work of PEN America this year, the urgency of our fight is palpable. From book bans and disinformatio…

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

December 16, 2022 at 1:30 PM

What I witnessed in Ukraine

What I witnessed in Ukraine Join us in fighting attempts to erase Ukrainian culture Clockwise from top: Dave Eggers, Barbara Demick, Peter Godwin, Suzanne Nossel in Ukraine this month. Friend,  Last week, along with a delegatio…

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  Deborah Wilson · [email protected]

December 8, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Why your gift matters Friend

Why your gift matters *|FNAME|* We are louder together. Dear Friend,   It’s December and, if you are like me, you are receiving a flood of emails from many worthy organizations asking for money.    What makes PEN America different? …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

November 30, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Donation match today: Don’t let free speech go up in flames 🔥

Donation match today: Don’t let free speech go up in flames 🔥 Support free expression with PEN America View this email in your browser Dear Friend, We're so close! To meet our goal of $16,480 ($10 for each of the books we identified as banned in the las…

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  Margaret Atwood · [email protected]

November 29, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Don’t let free speech go up in flames 🔥

Don’t let free speech go up in flames 🔥 Support free expression on #GivingTuesday View this email in your browser Dear Friend: As a powerful symbol against censorship, I created an unburnable version of my novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, to…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

November 27, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Giving season kicks off on #GivingTuesday

Giving season kicks off on #GivingTuesday You can help stand up for the right to read The inimitable Margaret Atwood has reminded us repeatedly that book bans are a sign of societal decline. On Tuesday, look for a special message about …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

November 21, 2022 at 8:01 PM

A warning label on a 📖 about babies

A warning label on a 📖 about babies Why??? After this 👆 video, need we say more? While they’re not burning books yet, whole forests of books are being banned in the U.S.A.   Adaptations of Shakespeare and the Ilia…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

November 17, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Protest alaming book bans in Missouri

Protest alaming book bans in Missouri Join banned authors and illustrators in fighting for free expression View this email in your browserBreaking: Nearly 300 Books Banned in MissouriJoin PEN America, Spiegelman, Atwood, Gaiman and say “no” to book bans in MissouriPEN America and more tha…

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

November 9, 2022 at 4:15 PM

The fight from here

The fight from here Today we muster for a new phase, imbued with determination and hope. Dear Friend, PEN America was founded 100 years ago by writers to defend free speech and open discourse. Amid the wreckage of world war, those …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

November 3, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan tell it like it is

Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan tell it like it is Support PEN America to fight book bans Friend, Maybe you caught the book tour for Mad Honey, recently released by acclaimed authors Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan. Please stop wh…

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  Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, PEN America · [email protected]

October 21, 2022 at 2:29 PM

New Report: Race, Equity, and Book Publishing

New Report: Race, Equity, and Book Publishing Efforts to diversify are falling short. Dear Friend, For decades, book publishers have made periodic promises to expand the number of titles by authors of color. But the goal continues …

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  Carmen Maria Machado · [email protected]

October 18, 2022 at 5:00 PM

I know firsthand how it feels to be targeted for my words

I know firsthand how it feels to be targeted for my words Support PEN America for Free Speech Week View this email in your browser Friend —  This Free Speech Week, join me in standing with PEN America, a staunch ally to writer…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

October 3, 2022 at 8:45 PM

Banned Books: The danger of a single untold story

Banned Books: The danger of a single untold story Join the fight against censorship in libraries and classrooms across the country View this email in your browser Friend,  For Banned Books Week 2022 PEN America …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 30, 2022 at 10:00 PM

PEN Reads: Catch us at the Brooklyn Book Festival this weekend

PEN Reads: Catch us at the Brooklyn Book Festival this weekend Get tickets for PEN Out Loud now View this email in your browser PEN Presents: The Writer as Migrant Sunday, Oct. 2 | 11am ET Brooklyn Book Festival Borough Hall Court…

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  Ayad Akhtar, PEN America President · [email protected]

September 29, 2022 at 1:00 PM

An Important Message from PEN President Ayad Akhtar

An Important Message from PEN President Ayad Akhtar We need your help to stop the book ban movement View this email in your browser Friend —  I hope you had the chance to read this important message from PEN America’s CEO Suzan…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 24, 2022 at 4:30 PM

PEN Points: Advocacy groups are helping drive a rise in book bans

PEN Points: Advocacy groups are helping drive a rise in book bans Big Tech and the “big lie” View this email in your browser Advocacy Groups Are Helping Drive a Rise in Book Bans At least 50 advocacy groups pushed to ban …

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

September 23, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Don’t rob children of the right to read

Don’t rob children of the right to read Help us stop the book ban movement View this email in your browser Friend —  This Banned Books Week, stand with us in our fight against waves of censorship in libraries an…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 19, 2022 at 8:30 PM

READ: Banned in the USA

READ: Banned in the USA 2,500+ book bans across 32 states View this email in your browser Dear Friend —  More books banned. More districts. More states. More students losing access to literature. The book ban m…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 17, 2022 at 1:00 PM

PEN Reads: Gearing up for Banned Books Week

PEN Reads: Gearing up for Banned Books Week Check out our Bookshop reading list View this email in your browser SPEECH ITSELF: Jenny Holzer Installation at Rockefeller Center Through Sunday, Sept. 18 | 8pm – 10pm ET Rockefeller Ce…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 16, 2022 at 8:15 PM

PEN Points: Censorship attempts will have a long-lasting impact on school library collections

PEN Points: Censorship attempts will have a long-lasting impact on school library collections Join us for Banned Books Week starting this weekend View this email in your browser Censorship Attempts Will Have a Long-Lasting…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 15, 2022 at 10:01 PM

Don't miss Banned Books Week with PEN America

Don't miss Banned Books Week with PEN America How we're fighting back View this email in your browser Book bans and restrictions are on the rise in classrooms and libraries across the country. Starting this week…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 12, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Livestream link available for WORDS ON FIRE

Livestream link available for WORDS ON FIRE With Margaret Atwood, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and more View this email in your browser This afternoon, we'll be convening for a truly once-in-a-century event—a landmark symposium fe…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 9, 2022 at 5:15 PM

PEN Points: Veteran journalist in Las Vegas murdered

PEN Points: Veteran journalist in Las Vegas murdered How book bans turned a Texas town upside down View this email in your browser Clark County Public Administrator Robert "Rob" Telles is escorted into court, Thursday, Sep…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 7, 2022 at 10:29 PM

RE: Only 7 days till SPEECH ITSELF

RE: Only 7 days till SPEECH ITSELF Join us for Jenny Holzer's installation View this email in your browser Just seven days left till the start of Jenny Holzer's powerful new installation, SPEECH ITSELF! This inspiring installatio…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 2, 2022 at 4:29 PM

PEN Points: Judge tosses suit that tried to deem books obscene for kids

PEN Points: Judge tosses suit that tried to deem books obscene for kids SPEECH ITSELF: an installation from Jenny Holzer View this email in your browser AP Photo/Rick Bowmer Judge Tosses Suit that Tried to…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

September 1, 2022 at 10:45 PM

PEN Reads: Don't miss out on WORDS ON FIRE

PEN Reads: Don't miss out on WORDS ON FIRE Last day to submit to the PEN/Bellwether Prize View this email in your browser Words on Fire: Writing, Freedom, and the Future Monday, Sept. 12 | 4pm ET New-York Historical Society 170 Ce…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

August 29, 2022 at 9:29 PM

SPEECH ITSELF: A new installation by Jenny Holzer

SPEECH ITSELF: A new installation by Jenny Holzer Celebrating 100 years of defending the written word  View this email in your browser Join us for an inspiring art installation by Jenny Holzer. …

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