<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><br><br><u></u><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:rgb(241,241,241)"><span style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;max-height:0px;max-width:0px;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;display:none!important;color:rgb(255,255,255)">Mark your calendars: the Emerging Voice Workshop in Los Angeles is back!</span><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(241,241,241)"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td><table class="m_4881393375732419298row-content m_4881393375732419298stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width:600px;margin:0px auto;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(0,0,0)" width="600"><tbody><tr><td class="m_4881393375732419298column" width="100%" style="font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><table class="m_4881393375732419298image_block" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="width:100%;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px"><div align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:90px">
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<span style="word-break:break-word;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">Calling Los Angeles aspiring writers! </span><span style="word-break:break-word;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">PEN America is excited to announce that applications for our <a href="https://click.everyaction.com/k/103042250/531026272/-165288494?ms=20250301EVWorkshopAppsOpenAnnouncement&utm_source=eaemail&utm_medium=20250301evworkshopappsopenannouncement&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9QRU5BTS9QRU5BTS8xLzExMTEwNSIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwMGYyMzM2Mi1jZmY2LWVmMTEtOTBjYi0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYjUiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImFsbGlzb25oQHVjci5lZHUiDQp9&hmac=tKUJE7nUbPWEEazh_DHLihzinQG2_7azjN6cxzr0O7E=&emci=f438de61-2dee-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=00f23362-cff6-ef11-90cb-0022482a93b5&ceid=2909065" style="text-decoration:underline;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(214,0,28)" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2025 Emerging Voices Workshops</a> are NOW open! Whether for our summer or winter session, join a cohort of fifteen writers in a free, week-long craft intensive. The Emerging Voices program is focused on serving early-career writers from communities underrepresented in publishing and will feature a close-knit peer experience, as well as expert instruction on a manuscript in progress. Gain invaluable skills through access to visiting authors, editors, publishers, digital marketers, and literary agents. </span>
</p><p style="margin:0px;text-align:left;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"> </p><p style="margin:0px;text-align:left;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="word-break:break-word;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">This year, we’ve combined applications for both our Summer (June) and Winter (November) workshops into one, simple application; apply today!</span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:15px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">
Applications are open from now until <span style="word-break:break-word;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(214,0,28)">April 1st.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td><table class="m_4881393375732419298row-content m_4881393375732419298stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width:600px;margin:0px auto;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(0,0,0)" width="600"><tbody><tr><td class="m_4881393375732419298column" width="100%" style="font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td><div align="center">

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