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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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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  PEN America · [email protected]

August 26, 2022 at 9:00 PM

PEN Points: Exiled writers reflect on freedom of speech in America in light of Rushdie attack

PEN Points: Exiled writers reflect on freedom of speech in America in light of Rushdie attack School speech crackdowns hurt teachers—and democracy View this email in your browser Photo credit: Jennifer Altman …

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

August 25, 2022 at 8:14 PM

Join the fight to support free speech

Join the fight to support free speech We need your help to defend the freedom to read and write View this email in your browser Photo credit: Jennifer Altman Friend —  Never in my lifetime has t…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

August 22, 2022 at 10:30 PM

PEN Reads: Solidarity with Salman Rushdie

PEN Reads: Solidarity with Salman Rushdie A look back at Friday's reading with Paul Auster, Kiran Desai, Siri Hustvedt, Hari Kunzru, and more View this email in your browser Authors Unite to Read Work of Salman Rushdie …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

August 20, 2022 at 4:29 PM

PEN Points: Writers and readers gather to support Salman Rushdie

PEN Points: Writers and readers gather to support Salman Rushdie America's Censored Classrooms View this email in your browser Photo credit: Jennifer Altman One Week After Violent Attack, Authors Unite to …

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  PEN America · [email protected]

August 18, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Re: Show up for Salman

Re: Show up for Salman Join Paul Auster, Kiran Desai, Hari Kunzru, and more View this email in your browser JOIN US IN PERSON Friday Aug. 19 | 11 am ET Steps of The New York Public Library Fifth Avenue and 42n…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

August 17, 2022 at 10:14 PM

READ: America's Censored Classrooms

READ: America's Censored Classrooms The freedom to learn is under threat View this email in your browser Dear Friend —  Institutional fines. Colleges and universities at risk of losing their funding. Educators u…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

August 16, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Join us for Stand With Salman

Join us for Stand With Salman Defend the Freedom to Write View this email in your browser Join us for  Stand With Salman:  Defend the Freedom to Write Friday Aug. 19 | 11 am ET Steps of The New York Public Libra…

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  Suzanne Nossel and Ayad Akhtar, PEN America · [email protected]

August 12, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Our statement on the brutal attack on Salman Rushdie

Our statement on the brutal attack on Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie has been targeted for his words for decades but has never flinched nor faltered View this email in your browser From Suzanne Nos…

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  Suzanne Nossel, PEN America · [email protected]

August 11, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Join me for our once-in-a-century event: WORDS ON FIRE

Join me for our once-in-a-century event: WORDS ON FIRE With Margaret Atwood, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and more View this email in your browser Dear Friend,    In honor of PEN America's 100th anniversary, I'm thrilled to invite…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

August 5, 2022 at 10:00 PM

PEN Reads: Join us for Words on Fire

PEN Reads: Join us for Words on Fire A closer look at "PEN America at 100" View this email in your browser Words on Fire: Writing, Freedom, and the Future Monday 9/12 | 4 pm New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West, New Y…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

August 5, 2022 at 4:29 PM

PEN Points: Ban on 52 books in largest Utah school district

PEN Points: Ban on 52 books in largest Utah school district Man wielding an AK-47 arrested outside Brooklyn home of Iranian writer View this email in your browser Utah School District Yanks 52 Books and Flags Another 32 fo…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

July 29, 2022 at 4:59 PM

PEN Points: What publishing is doing to combat censorship

PEN Points: What publishing is doing to combat censorship The price for speaking out on abortion View this email in your browser What Is Publishing Doing to Combat Censorship? While censorship certainly isn’t a new phenom…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

July 22, 2022 at 10:00 PM

PEN Reads: A reading list for our last 100 years

PEN Reads: A reading list for our last 100 years Plus: Ukrainian poetry in translation View this email in your browser PEN America at 100: A Reading List This year is PEN America’s 100th anniversary, and to c…

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  PEN America · [email protected]

July 22, 2022 at 7:00 PM

PEN Points: Biden's hesitancy on journalists' deaths

PEN Points: Biden's hesitancy on journalists' deaths Plus: Fake news speaks many languages, but it’s particularly fond of Spanish View this email in your browser Three Journalist Deaths Fit Uneasily in Biden’s Human Rights…

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