2020 PEN America Corporate Honoree: Frank A. Bennack Jr.
Frank A. Bennack Jr., executive vice chairman of Hearst, is the 2020 PEN America Corporate Honoree. More
2020 PEN/Audible Literary Service Award: Patti Smith
Writer, performer, and visual artist Patti Smith is the 2020 PEN/Audible Literary Service Award honoree. More
“His freedom guarantees mine”: J. K. Rowling at the 2016 PEN Literary Gala
My critics are at liberty to claim that I’m trying to convert children to Satanism., and I’m free to explain that I’m exploring human nature and morality, or to… More
2016 Gala Sponsors
A special thanks to the most generous supporters of the 2016 PEN Literary Gala: Leadership Peter & Pamela Barbey • Bridget Colman • Cathy B. Graham • The Seedlings Foundation… More
PEN America to Honor Jailed Egyptian Novelist Ahmed Naji with Freedom to Write Award
PEN America will confer the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award upon imprisoned Egyptian novelist and journalist Ahmed Naji at its annual Literary Gala on May 16 at the American… More
2016 PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award: Lee-Anne Walters and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
At the 2016 PEN Literary Gala, Lee-Anne Walters and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha of Flint, Michigan, will receive the 2016 PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award, which was established in 2014 to… More
2016 PEN Publisher Honoree: Michael Pietsch
MICHAEL PIETSCH2016 PEN Publisher HonoreeAt the 2016 PEN Literary Gala, PEN America will honor Hachette Book Group CEO Michael… More
2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award: J. K. Rowling
J. K. ROWLING 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award Honoree At the 2016 PEN Literary Gala, Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling will receive the… More
PEN America to Honor J.K. Rowling, Hachette CEO Michael Pietsch at Annual Literary Gala
Through her writing, Rowling engenders imagination, empathy, humor, and a love of reading, along the way revealing moral choices that help us understand ourselves. More
2016 PEN Literary Gala & Free Expression Awards
Monday, May 16, 6:30pm American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street, New York City Watch video and read full transcripts of individual remarks here. _______________________________________________ We would like to thank… More
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