Don DeLillo wins PEN/Saul Bellow award
The “combination of terror and comedy and sheer song” in his writing means that “everyone wants to give Don DeLillo an award”, according to Philip Roth and his fellow… More
David Mamet and Theresa Rebeck Are PEN Award Recipients
Among recipients of 2010 PEN Literary Awards are playwrights David Mamet and Theresa Rebeck, PEN American Center announced. More
A Person of Interest
Lee closed the door and crept onto his bed. He hadn’t pressed the button of the lock; he was afraid he might be reprimanded. He heard the thump of… More
PEN winners announced!
PEN American Center has announced the 2010 winners of the PEN Literary Awards. More
Don Delillo asks, “Does poetry need paper?”
Yesterday PEN announced its 2010 literary awards; the winners include novelist Don Delillo, who takes the top honor, the Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction. Delillo’s first… More
Eggers, Hacker, DeLillo and Others Honored
This week two literary organizations with an interest in writing and social justice honored authors with an array of awards. The Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the PEN American… More
On Winning PEN Award, Delillo Muses on E-Readers
This morning, the PEN American Center announced the winners of its annual literary awards, with top honors going to Don Delillo, David Mamet and this year’s Pulitzer winner Paul… More
PEN American Center Names Award Winners
Break out the Champagne and the deposit slips. The PEN American Center has announced the 14 winners of its annual literary awards. Don DeLillo won the $25,000 Saul Bellow… More
David Mamet, Theresa Rebeck, et al. Win PEN Awards
David Mamet has won the PEN American Center's 2010 PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Award for a Master American Dramatist and Theresa Rebeck has won the 2010 PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Award… More
Flood Song
I strike a wet match on his wooden mind,/ stash my invitation behind his waterless eyes,/ and pencil in the first unmarked box More