The Latest Breaking News from PEN America

State has ordered 13 books by seven authors, six of them women, to be removed from every public school classroom and library

All over Florida, arts groups are scrambling to plug large budget gaps after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unexpectedly vetoed $32 million in arts funding

A school district in Houston has voted to redact chapters on vaccines and climate change, and parents and educators are worried

PEN America gathered Thursday night for its annual gala, a high-profile event raised even higher because some wondered if it would be held at all

Tens of thousands of books are banned in US prisons, in an often arbitrary process that limits education opportunities

India's mammoth general election is well under way, with the first two phases of voting over and five more to go. FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto looks at online campaigning and some controversies that are flaring up. Next, we speak to PEN America about their latest Freedom to Write Index. Writers…

Pen America says there are 107 people behind bars for published content in China, with many accused of ‘picking quarrels’

Cancellation of World Voices festival comes days after organization cancelled 2024 edition of its annual awards ceremony

Dozens of nominated writers had withdrawn from consideration by literary and free-expression organization

Authors and translators say PEN America has ‘had no criticism of American complicity in the bombardment of Gaza’, in stark contrast to other national centres of the organisation

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Tuesday that tightens the state's law, restricting numerous books and classroom materials subject to challenges within school districts.