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Our special guests have arrived! Senator @CoryBooker joins 2022 PEN/Benenson Courage Award honoree @Jack_Petocz, Asia Kate Dillon, PEN America CEO @SuzanneNossel & PEN America president @ayadakhtar on the red carpet at #PENgala.

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Student activist @Jack_Petocz will receive this year’s PEN/Benenson Courage Award tonight at #PENgala! Tune in at 7:30PM ET to watch the event LIVE: https://bit.ly/3LzjuWQ.

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Here he is! PEN America trustee @minjinlee11 joins this year’s Business Visionary Honoree @Don_Katz on the red carpet! #PENgala

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