PEN America

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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 power of the word to transform the world. Featuing videos from literary events like the World Voices Festival, our PEN America Literary Awards and the PEN America Literary Gala, plus interviews with authors and discussions about book banning, censorship, and threats to writers around the world.

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PEN America at 100

PEN America · 1.8K views · 4 years ago

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PEN America: Turning the Page on Book Bans

PEN America · 7K views · 2 years ago

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Author Ta-Nehisi Coates on how to understand book bans, censorship, and the attack on imagination

PEN America · 8.4K views · 3 years ago

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BANNED IN THE USA: A Child Reflects on Book Banning

PEN America · 5.7K views · 2 years ago

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101-Year-Old Grace Linn on Why We Need to Pay Attention to Book Bans

PEN America · 5.4K views · 2 years ago

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Dr. Ibram X. Kendi & Friends: Chain of Ideas, a Global Conversation

PEN America · 316 views · 6 months ago

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PEN America: Protecting the Power of Words

PEN America · 4K views · 3 years ago

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Transcending Borders: The Art, Heart, and Business of Translation

PEN America · 123 views · 4 months ago

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The PEN and the State: The Role of Novelists in Times of Crisis

PEN America · 125 views · 6 months ago

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2026 PEN America Literary Gala Video

PEN America · 93 views · 4 months ago

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PEN America filed a lawsuit against the Escambia County, Florida, school district over book bans

PEN America · 1.5K views · 3 years ago

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PEN World Voices Festival: Attacks on Democracy

PEN America · 343 views · 5 months ago

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PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel Speaks at the 2024 PEN America Literary Gala

PEN America · 101 views · 2 years ago

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Dinaw Mengestu Presents the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award

PEN America · 65 views · 4 months ago

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B.J. Novak Opening Remarks at the 2026 PEN America Literary Gala

PEN America · 188 views · 4 months ago

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What Are Educational Gag Orders? PEN America Champions of Higher Education Explain

PEN America · 183 views · 1 year ago

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Laurie Halse Anderson on Censorship

PEN America · 2.8K views · 2 years ago

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PEN AMERICA TOWN HALL: DO PUBLISHERS HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO DIVERSIFY AMERICAN LITERATURE?

PEN America · 1.2K views · Streamed 3 years ago

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