2019 PEN Courage Award: Anita Hill
At the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala, PEN America will honor professor, lawyer, and equal rights advocate Anita Hill with the PEN Courage Award. More
2019 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award: Nouf Abdulaziz, Loujain Al-Hathloul, Eman Al-Nafjan
PEN America will honor imprisoned writers Nouf Abdulaziz, Loujain Al-Hathloul, and Eman Al-Nafjan with the 2019 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award. More
2019 PEN America Publisher Honoree: Richard Robinson
At the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala, Richard Robinson, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Scholastic, will be the event's Publisher Honoree. More
2019 PEN America Literary Service Award: Bob Woodward
Reidy’s commitment to diversity at Simon & Schuster has led the company to make substantial progress in creating a more diverse workforce and to publish a wider range of… More
2019 PEN America Literary Gala Host: John Oliver
John Oliver, host of the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, will be the host at the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala. More
2018 Distinguished Leadership Award Presenter: Michelle Franke
Michelle Franke will present Marvin Putnam with the Distinguished Leadership Award at the 2018 LitFest Gala in Beverly Hills, CA. More
2018 Award for Teleplay Excellence Presenter: Lisa Edelstein
Lisa Edelstein will present Gillian Flynn and Marti Noxon with the Award for Teleplay Excellence at the 2018 LitFest Gala in Beverly Hills, CA. More
2018 Award for Screenplay Excellence Presenter: Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard will present writer-director Barry Jenkins with the Award for Screenplay Excellence at the 2018 LitFest Gala in Beverly Hills, CA. More
2018 Artistic Expression Award Presenter: Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry will present artist Ai Weiwei with the Artistic Expression Award at the 2018 LitFest Gala in Beverly Hills, CA. More
2018 Award for Teleplay Excellence: Gillian Flynn and Marti Noxon
PEN America will present award-winning Sharp Objects writers Marti Noxon and Gillian Flynn with the Award for Teleplay Excellence at the LitFest Gala in LA. More
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