PEN America Literary Awards Submissions
Submissions for the 2024 PEN America Literary Awards are open from June 1, 2023 through August 1, 2023. More
Author Morgan Talty Welcomes New Son and PEN America Literary Award
Author Morgan Talty won the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for a debut short story collection days after his wife gave birth to their first child. More
From Movie Star to Book Translator, Molly Ringwald Makes a Splash (In Pink) at the PEN America Literary Awards
(NEW YORK)— Books aside, some of the chatter among the literary and publishing crowd at PEN America’s Literary Awards ceremony last Thursday night zeroed in on a surprise guest… More
‘Literature lasts’: Erika Dickerson-Despenza basks in career achievement award
For Erika Dickerson-Despenza, receiving the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award meant something special – an honor for words on the page. More
Honoree Tina Fey Brings Down the House at the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards
Comedy legend Tina Fey continued her three-decade streak of making audiences laugh on Thurs. evening Mar. 2 at the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards with a hilarious speech at… More
Genre-Defying Author Percival Everett Takes Top PEN America Literary Award
Percival Everett’s body of work has been called many things — experimental, idiosyncratic, “gleefully unhinged” — and perhaps most frequently, prolific. “It’s a tasteless thing to do, but I… More
Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Career Achievement Winners
The PEN America Literary Awards Program is honored to announce the 2022 career achievement award winners. More
Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists
PEN America is honored to announce the finalists for the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards. More
Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists
PEN America is honored to announce the longlists for the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards. More
Meet the 2023 Literary Awards Judges
PEN America’s 2023 Literary Awards judges join a long tradition of esteemed writers and PEN America members committed to recognizing their contemporaries. More
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