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PEN America celebrates literature with free and low-cost quality public programming, authors’ evenings, advocacy trainings, writers workshops, community gatherings and more.

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  • Black background with gold confetti, “PEN America” logo at top. White script text reads: “New Year New Books Party 2024,” with “New York City” in smaller print below—celebrating new year new books 2024 in style.

    New Year New Books 2026

    Wednesday January 14
    8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
    Poets House
    Free
    Speakers: Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jinwoo Chong, Alejandro Heredia, Lynn Nottage, Cleyvis Natera
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  • A split image shows two men: on the left, a man with wavy gray hair and a slight smile, wearing a dark shirt; on the right, a man with short gray hair looking off to the side, wearing a light blue collared shirt.

    Dave Eggers and Daniel Handler | Authors’ Evenings

    Tuesday February 3
    6:00 PM PT
    PRIVATE
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  • A man in glasses and a blue sweater stands in front of hay. Next to him is the cover of a book titled VERA, or FAITH: a novel by Gary Shteyngart, featuring a spiral with a woman’s face at the center.

    Gary Shteyngart in conversation with Nancy Doyne | Authors’ Evenings

    Tuesday February 3
    7:00 PM ET
    $175
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  • PEN America at AWP 2026: Art Under Threat? The Impact of AI on Creative Writing

    Saturday March 7
    1:45 PM ET
    Baltimore Convention Center
    AWP Conference
    Speakers: Vauhini Vara, Karen Hao, Ken Liu
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