Twelve Emerging Writers To Receive 2025 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short …
Apr 25, 2025 · Twelve debut writers chosen for originality, craft, and pushing the boundaries of the genre were announced today as winners of the $2000 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for …
Best Books of 2025: 15 Top Picks From the ‘Best of’ Lists - PEN America
Nov 26, 2025 · For PEN America, choosing literary award winners with panels of experts takes months of reading, thought, and consensus. A best-of list feels far more subjective.
The History of PEN - PEN America
In the aftermath of the Attica prison uprising, American PEN establishes the PEN Prison Writing Program to amplify the work of writers who are creating while incarcerated in the United States.
Banned Books List 2025 - PEN America
Oct 1, 2025 · What books are banned in 2025? Thousands of titles have been removed from public schools across the country. PEN America has documented nearly 23,000 book bans in public …
PEN America Condemns Use of Forbidden Words List to Censor Native ...
Dec 5, 2025 · PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the …
Book Bans in Schools Sweep Across Reading Levels, Genres and
Feb 27, 2025 · The removal of books focused on people of color, race and racism, and LGBTQ+ subjects from public schools continues as part of a concerted and dangerous campaign nationwide, …
Federal Government's Growing Banned Words List Is Chilling Act of ...
Oct 1, 2025 · PEN America initially compiled a list of more than 250 words and phrases reportedly no longer considered acceptable by the Trump administration, from “abortion,” to “women,” and …
PEN America Decries Supreme Court Decision on Book Ban Case
Dec 8, 2025 · In October, PEN America submitted an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to hear the case. It would have been the first case on book bans to come before the justices since 1982.
2026 Literary Gala Honorees Announced: Novelist and Essayist
Dec 2, 2025 · PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the …
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What is PEN America and what does PEN America do? Find answers to our most frequently asked questions about PEN America programs, membership, and more.