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PEN Center USA was a branch of PEN International, the world's leading international literary and human rights organization. PEN Center USA operated in the western United States, and officially unified under the PEN America banner as the Los Angeles office on March 1, 2018.
The Penn Center, formerly the Penn School, is an African-American cultural and educational center in the Corners Community on Saint Helena Island.Founded in 1862 by Quaker and Unitarian missionaries from Pennsylvania, it was the first school founded in the Southern United States specifically for the education of African-Americans.
PEN America (formerly PEN American Center), founded in 1922, [3] and headquartered in New York City, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization [4] whose goal is to raise awareness for the protection of free expression in the United States and worldwide through the advancement of literature and human rights.
The Pen Centre was built in 1957 as the Niagara Peninsula Centre, a single-level, outside strip mall anchored by Loblaws and 50 retail stores and opened in 1958. In 1966, the evolution of the Pen Centre included the addition of Simpsons-Sears and 80 new stores, making the Pen Centre the fourth largest shopping centre in Canada.
PEN International (known as International PEN until 2010) [1] is a worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921 [2] to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere.
U.S. President Donald Trump throws a pen after he signed executive orders on the inauguration day of Trump's second Presidential term, inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2025.
Award Description Founded Status Annual Literary Awards [16] [17]: Awards presented in 12 categories: Lifetime Achievement, Award of Honor, Freedom to Write, First Amendment, Award of Merit, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Research Nonfiction, Poetry, Children's and Young Adult Literature, Translation, Journalism, Drama, Teleplay, Screenplay, UC Press Exceptional First Book Award.
Suzanne F. Nossel is a former government official, human rights advocate, author, and former CEO of PEN America. [1] She has served in a variety of leadership roles in the corporate, non-profit, and government sectors and led PEN America from 2013 - 2024. [2]