On Wednesday, PEN America, the writers advocacy organization currently in serious crisis because of its refusal to oppose the genocide in Gaza, suffered another blow to its prestige and credibility.

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On May 7, hundreds gathered at the Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village for Freedom to Write for Palestine, a gathering of writers who withdrew from PEN America's World Voices Festival and ...

More writers have declined to participate in the writers advocacy organization PEN America’s events and refused PEN’s awards, or even consideration for such awards, because the organization ...

Does it seem like there are a lot of books getting challenged and banned in public schools in Florida? PEN America and other advocates claim that the growing book-banning movement is meant to erase ...

Book bans are sharply on the rise, according to a new study by PEN America. PEN America, a nonprofit organization that raises awareness for the protection of free expression through the advancement of ...

Ruffin's new gig with PEN America comes after the White House Correspondents Association excluded her from its annual dinner. After the White House Correspondents Association axed Amber Ruffin from ...

PEN America has canceled its 2024 Literary Awards ceremony, which was previously scheduled to be held at the Town Hall in New York City on April 29, although some awards will still be conferred. The ...

Facing widespread unhappiness over its response to the Israel-Hamas war, the writers' group PEN America has called off its annual awards ceremony. Dozens of nominees had dropped out of the event, ...

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NEW YORK — Author Salman Rushdie made an emotional and unexpected return to public life Thursday night, attending the annual gala of PEN America and giving the event’s final speech as he accepted a ...

Authors Jodi Picoult and Dinaw Mengestu will serve as literary co-chairs of the event Daniele Venturelli/Getty; Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage Sarah Jessica Parker is set to be honored by PEN America ...