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Bookmark or Share- About PEN AmericaPEN 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.
- Banned in the USA: Beyond the Shelves - PEN AmericaPEN America is conducting additional content analysis of the remaining 3,140 titles banned in this school year that were only banned once, to be released in 2025. It is important to note that even one instance of a book being banned is harmful to authors, students, educators, and librarians alike.
- PEN America Index of School Book Bans – 2023-2024PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans provides a list of books banned in the 2023-2024 school year. PEN America found 10,046 instances of individual books banned, affecting 4,231 unique titles. The 2023-2024 banned book list is a searchable index of each documented book ban in the school year.
- Literary Grants - PEN AmericaSince 1963, the PEN America Literary Awards, Grants, and Fellowships Program has honored many of the most outstanding voices in literature across diverse genres, including fiction, poetry, nonfiction, children’s literature, translation, and drama.
- PEN America - The Freedom to WritePEN 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.
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