Dear ATA Members,
PEN America is offering ATA members an exclusive 20% discount on professional membership with their organization! PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide.
Their mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible. Their nationwide membership includes more than 4,500 novelists, journalists, nonfiction writers, editors, poets, essayists, playwrights, publishers, translators, agents, and other writing professionals, as well as devoted readers and supporters who join with them to carry out PEN America’s mission.
To make a difference, PEN America produces original research on pressing threats to free expression, including book bans, educational gag orders, online abuse, and disinformation; advocates for threatened writers and public policies that bolster freedom of speech worldwide; celebrates literature through awards, grants and fellowships, and public programming; and connects a community of authors, writers, and their allies through their membership.