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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Author ‘safety program’ launched after rise in harassment and threats

Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center in Salt Lake City, poses with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents, including Gender Queer by Meir Kobabe, on Dec. 16, 2021 - (AP)

A coalition of publishers and literary agencies are trying to counter a growing trend of harassment against members of the literary community with a new initiative.

PEN America, the century-old free expression organization, is launching the U.S. Safety Program to provide safety training and other resources for authors amid a wave of censorship efforts around the country.

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