Fight Censorship

Book banning is unethical and dangerous. Our children deserve to see themselves in the books we create. SCBWI PA West stands against censorship and book bans. Find resources below on how to fight against censorship!

Censorship & Book Banning Resources

For Our Published and/or PAL members:

AUTHORS AGAINST BOOK BANS

If your work is published, please consider joining Authors Against Book Bans. Links to more information are listed below. Thank you for considering.

Authors Against Book Bans Officially Launches

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/95385-authors-against-book-bans-officially-launches.html

Authors Against Book Bans

https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/


For All Members:

UNITE AGAINST BOOK BANS

https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/

https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/toolkit/

https://bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org/


PEN AMERICA

https://pen.org/issue/book-bans/


WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS (WNDB)

https://pen.org/issue/book-bans/

https://diversebooks.org/resources/addressing-book-challenges/


NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST CENSORSHIP

https://ncac.org/

https://ncac.org/resources


EVERY LIBRARY

https://www.everylibrary.org/