Cancellation of the American Pen Association Awards ceremony due to the war against Gaza
| Organizers of the Pen Association of America awards ceremony were forced to cancel after selected writers were boycotted in support of Gaza. |
report Mehr News Agency, citing Palestinian media, after dozens of writers and nominees for the American Pen Awards, protesting the war against Gaza, withdrew from the American Pen Association (PEN) ceremony. , this association canceled its annual awards ceremony.
In a letter, a number of famous writers accused the American Pen Association of “betraying” its commitments.
Boycotting and canceling this event happened in the midst of the expansion of the protest movement against the Gaza war.
The Pen Association of America, which has devoted much of its efforts to defending free speech, announced Monday that it is canceling next week’s event.
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9 out of 10 writers who were nominated for the American Pen Association Book Award withdrew from this competition due to the collection’s lack of support for Palestinian writers.
