PEN America’s World Voices Festival Presents Conversations in Los Angeles with Great Writers, Thinkers, Artists, and Activists May 10-13
Allison Lee, PEN America’s Los Angeles managing director, said: “Bringing writers and creatives together with perspectives from across the globe makes this annual literary festival uniquely inspiring and aligned… More
Announcing PEN America’s 18th Annual World Voices Festival, May 10-13 in New York City and Los Angeles
Ta-Nehisi Coates, a MacArthur “genius” grant honoree, will deliver the festival’s keynote, the annual Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture, May 11 at the New School on the book… More
PEN America Honors Tina Fey, Vinod Kumar Shukla, Erika Dickerson-Despenza, and 11 Authors and Translators at 2023 Literary Awards Hosted by Kal Penn
Tina Fey said: “As a 52-year-old woman who’s been living in New York and writing comedy for 30 years, there aren’t too many rooms anymore where I feel like… More
PEN AMERICA CONVENES LITERARY, ENTERTAINMENT, AND MEDIA LUMINARIES FOR 2023 PEN AMERICA LITERARY AWARDS, “THE OSCARS FOR BOOKS,” THURS., 3/2, THE TOWN HALL, NYC
MEDIA ALERT (NEW YORK)—PEN America presents the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards, a momentous celebration of the past year’s best writing, March 2 at The Town Hall in New York… More
TWELVE EMERGING WRITERS TO RECEIVE PEN/ROBERT J. DAU SHORT STORY PRIZE
(NEW YORK)— Twelve debut writers chosen for originality, craft and subject urgency were announced today as winners of the $2000 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers.… More
Vinod Kumar Shukla and Erika Dickerson-Despenza to Receive Career Achievement Honors at PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony Mar. 2
Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, Chief Program Officer, Literary Programming at PEN America, said, “The recipients of our Literary Awards’ three career achievement honors reveal the breadth of what human imagination… More
PEN America Condemns Reported Dismissal of Teacher Who Blew the Whistle and Published Videos of Empty Florida Library Shelves
“Reports that the Governor's commentary may have led to the dismissal of a teacher are shocking,” said Kate Ruane, director of US Free Expression Programs at PEN America. “If… More
Celebrating Reza Khandan Mahabadi’s Release From Prison in Iran, PEN America Calls for Release of Other Iranian Writers Wrongly Jailed
Reza Khandan Mahabadi is a leading member of the Iranian Writers Association (IWA), prolific author and researcher, who was given a six-year prison term in 2019 and has been… More
Tina Fey to Receive 2023 PEN/Mike Nichols Writing for Performance Award at 3/2 PEN America Literary Awards in NYC
(NEW YORK)—PEN America today announced that Tina Fey, nine-time Emmy Award winner and one of the greatest comedy writers of her generation, will receive the 2023 PEN/Mike Nichols Writing… More
PEN America: Bill Passed by NC House Would Chill Right to Protest at a Critical Moment for Democracy
“HB 40 will harm core First Amendment rights and will create the risk that the government could use the law to restrict or deter speech it dislikes,” said Kate… More
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