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Tom Stoppard, M. NourbeSe Philip, Tanya Barfield, Rigoberto González to Receive PEN America Honorary and Career-Achievement Literary Awards
“Fostering and celebrating international literature is central to the mission of the PEN America Literary Awards; we seek to champion original and promising writers of the global community and… More
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New Year, New PEN Out Loud: Announcing our incredible lineup of writers who will join us in NYC for conversations about their writing and creative process. More
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NEW: PEN America's @AttorneyNora said ABC's decision to suspend correspondent @WrightUps "essentially—and wrongly—suggests that journalists are unable to do their work professionally if they have private opinions." Read the full statement here: https://bit.ly/2T3EgGm.
"PEN America’s commitment to championing authors of a myriad of different backgrounds is essential." @Observer highlights our upcoming #PENLitAwards Ceremony on 3/2 at @townhallnyc, hosted by "popular arbiter of good taste" @sethmeyers at https://bit.ly/2T3dTA8.
Images relating to the #HongKong protests have been taken down from the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards (@WorldPhotoOrg) website: https://bit.ly/2wUuvSf. Read about how PEN's @AtRiskArtists program highlights the power of art in these protests: https://bit.ly/386hamL
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