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Defending the freedom to write in the U.S. and everywhere.

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#bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek #freedomtowrite #penlitawards #literaryawards #literaryawards2026 #authors #books #kristinaforest #contemporaryromance

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PEN America today reported nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools nationwide during the 2025-2026 school year—the largest number in a single year. New state censorship laws accounted for much of the increase, coupled with the use of artificial intelligence to remove books en masse including popular manga series and other graphic novels. Read the new report in full at the link in our bio. #BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek 05 Oct 2026

In each edition, PEN America’s Freedom to Write Index profiles writers jailed during the year, alongside thematic and country-specific threats to freedom of expression. As many remain behind bars, we return to their stories to encourage international solidarity and renew calls for their immediate release. China (including autonomous regions), Iran, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and Türkiye were the top five countries jailing the most writers during 2025. Authorities in Iran, Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territory, and Russia – three of the top ten countries jailing writers that were each engaged in conflicts during the year – targeted writers who used anti-war language or themes in their poetry, commentaries, and other work, a key pattern that emerged in the 2025 data. Learn more about Du Bin (China), Parviz Sedaghat (Iran), Noura Al-Qahtani (Saudi Arabia), Pham Doan Trang (Vietnam), Mehmet Üçar (Türkiye), Anwar Rostom (Israel / Occupied Palestinian Territory), and Artem Kamardin (Russia). Read the full #FreedomToWrite Index 2025 report at the link in our bio. 14 May 2026

We are thrilled to present the 10 winners of the 2026 PEN America Literary Awards which were announced live at the PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony on March 31, 2026, at The Town Hall in New York City hosted by Murray Hill. PEN/Jean Stein Book Award: SURVIVA: A Future Ancestral Field Guide, Cannupa Hanska Luger @cannupahanska @ayinpress / @aorabooks PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award: The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains, Pria Anand @simonandschuster / @atriabooks PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay: Putting Myself Together: Writing 1974-, Jamaica Kincaid @virtuouspomona @fsgbooks PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection: GREEN OF ALL HEADS, Aracelis Girmay @boaeditions PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection: Guatemalan Rhapsody, Jared Lemus @jaredilemus @harpercollins / @eccobooks PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning, Peter Beinart @peter_beinart @penguinrandomhouse / @aaknopf PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Baldwin: A Love Story, Nicholas Boggs @nicholastboggs @fsgbooks PEN Award for Poetry in Translation Theory of the Voice and Dream by Liliana Ponce, translated from Spanish by Michael Martin Shea @worldpoetrybooks PEN Translation Prize The Leucothea Dialogues by Cesare Pavese, translated from Italian by Minna Zallman Proctor @archipelagobooks PEN Open Book Award Ibis, Justin Haynes @justinhayneswriter @abramsbooks / @overlookpress Read more about our winners — including the judges’ citations — at the link in our bio. #PENLitAwards #LiteraryAwards #LiteraryAwards2026 01 Apr 2026

From acne emergencies to political division, here are 10 books we highlighted in October. Whether you’re in the mood for a gothic classic or a modern feminist horror, there’s something here for everyone. Which one are you picking up first? Read our coverage of these books and more at the link in bio. 07 Nov 2026

If you missed our event at @ptknitwear with beloved romance authors @kristinaforest_ and @tiawilliamswrites (moderated by @bringme_books), don’t fret! You can catch up on the panel at the link in our bio... and learn some of @kristinaforest_’s top book recommendations right here. We’ll be back at P&T Knitwear for another event, “Modern Families: Expansive Depictions of Love,” on Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Head to pen.org to register! #authors #books #kristinaforest #contemporaryromance 07 Nov 2026

PEN America has joined more than a dozen civil society groups and 50 First Amendment scholars to call on FCC Chair Brendan Carr to stop threatening enforcement actions for news coverage he dislikes or starting early licensing renewal in retaliation for disfavored speech. The full letter sent to Carr by the groups and individuals can be read here: https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-and-allies-call-on-fcc-to-begin-open-rulemaking-on-censorship-tactics/ 06 Nov 2026

Fourteen authors and translators, each from a different European country, joined us @ukrainianinstitute on Wednesday, Oct. 28 to celebrate their latest works as part of @EUNICNYC’s European Literature Night, presented in partnership with @czechcenternewyork and PEN America. Throughout the evening, discussion topics ranged from the conditions of motherhood to upheaval in 20th-century Europe, genre-bending literature, and poignant metaphors of the natural world. Head to the link in bio to check out the books by featured panelists! Thanks to everyone who joined us for the live readings, intimate conversations, book singings, and festive reception, including @lilyphilpott, @saracordonh, @raouldejong_jaguarman, @lauravogt_schreibt, @cphlgs, @itinerantmuse, @mburokas, @tadhgmacdh, @mikolaj.lozinski.official, and @tanja_paar1. 06 Nov 2026

On November 12th, Cat Fitzpatrick (@intermittentcat), @jamilahlemieux, and Joseph Osmundson (@bluurgh) will join PEN America and @ptknitwear for a conversation about the many ways we build families, find belonging, and care for one another. In advance of the event, moderated by Adriana Ladouceur (@bringme_books), Fitzpatrick, author of The Dinner Party (Seven Stories Press, 2026) shared recommendations on books with familial ties. See the full list at the link in our bio. Get details and tickets for our NYC event at pen.org. 06 Nov 2026

Join us on November 12 at @ptknitwear for Modern Families: Expansive Depictions of Love, featuring Jamilah Lemieux (@jamilahlemieux), National Book Award finalist Joe Osmundson (@bluurgh), and Cat Fitzpatrick (@intermittentcat) for a conversation about the many ways we build families, find belonging, and care for one another. From friends who become family to queer kinship and Black single motherhood, we’ll celebrate the relationships that sustain us while asking what it really takes to build a loving home in a world that doesn’t always make it easy — moderated by Adriana Ladouceur (@bringme_books). Doors open at 6:30 pm, with the talk starting closer to 7:00 pm. Come early and grab a drink from the P&T Cafe! Get details and tickets at the link in our bio. 05 Nov 2026

“Think about the athletes that shoot 100, 200 times a day just so they can do it once when it matters. All the time people don’t see [you working] is what ultimately will pay off.” Literary agent Pronoy Sarkar (@pronopticon) shared this piece of writing advice at PEN America’s October 19 event for emerging writers, ‘How Three Pages Can Change Your Life,’ at P&T Knitwear (@ptknitwear). Along with Sarkar, the event featured vice president and publisher at Hachette Nana Twusami, writers @profsue123 and @stacykim.phd, and editors @noahmichelson, @jpeskin74, and Miya Lee. The experts met to discuss guidance and recommendations for writers looking to publish nonfiction books, children’s books, personal essay columns, and more. Read their tips at the link in bio. #NewWriters #WritingProcess #DebutBooks 04 Nov 2026

As NPR reports this morning, new restrictions at Texas Tech are changing what professors can teach, with the university adopting "some of the state's most sweeping restrictions on how professors can teach about race, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation. The rules have led to changes in course materials, prompted accusations of censorship and fueled pushback from faculty and students." As PEN America's Amy Reid tells NPR, when laws are written vaguely they can cause even more censorship that the law requires, with some professors resorting to preemptive censorship to avoid running afoul of the new rules. "It's a design principle," says Reid, "not a design flaw." Read more at the link in our bio. #Censorship #HigherEducation #TexasTech 01 Jan 1970

As we begin to prepare for the holidays, PEN America and P&T Knitwear are gathering Cat Fitzpatrick, Jamilah Lemieux, and Joseph Osmundson for a Nov. 12 conversation about the many ways we build families, find belonging, and care for one another. From friends who become family to queer kinship and Black single motherhood, we’ll celebrate the relationships that sustain us while asking what it really takes to build a loving home in a world that doesn’t always make it easy. Moderated by Adriana Ladouceur (@bringme_books), this conversation will examine the emotional, social, and economic realities of creating and sustaining a family, from the cost of care to the challenge of finding connection in an increasingly isolated world. Together, we’ll consider who gets supported, whose families are recognized, and how we build the networks of love and care we all need. Learn more and get tickets at: https://pen.org/event/modern-families/ In advance of the event, Jamilah Lemieux, the author of Black. Single. Mother. (Roc Lit 101, 2026), shared recommendations on books with familial ties. Peruse her book recommendations at the link in our bio. #blackauthors #modernfamilies #queerkinship 02 Nov 2026

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