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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on stage at the 2019 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony

Winners’ Speeches from the 2019 Literary Awards Ceremony

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Watch videos and read transcripts of the 2019 PEN America Literary Award winners' acceptance speeches. More

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on stage at the 2019 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony

Debut Writers, Women Sweep Up 2019 PEN America Literary Awards

Press ReleaseFebruary 26, 2019

“Rather than a traditional celebration of achievement, PEN America’s juried awards probe the depths of the contemporary canon to identify and elevate essential voices and bring them to the… More

Jackie Macmullan at the 2019 Awards Ceremony

Jackie MacMullan at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

TranscriptFebruary 26, 2019

Jackie MacMullan was awarded the PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Literary Awards Ceremony. Watch her speech and read the transcript. More

Jonah Mixon Webster at the 2019 Awards Ceremony

Jonah Mixon-Webster at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

TranscriptFebruary 26, 2019

Jonah Mixon-Webster was awarded the PEN/Osterweil Award for Poetry at the 2019 Awards Ceremony. Watch his speech and read the transcript. More

Kenneth Lonergan at the 2019 Awards Ceremony

Kenneth Lonergan at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

TranscriptFebruary 26, 2019

Kenneth Lonergan was awarded the PEN/Mike Nichols Award at the 2019 Literary Awards Ceremony. Watch his speech and read the transcript below. More

Larissa Fasthorse at the 2019 Awards Ceremony

Larissa FastHorse at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

TranscriptFebruary 26, 2019

Larissa FastHorse was awarded the PEN/Laura Pels Award at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony. Watch her speech and read the transcript. More

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on stage at the 2019 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony

2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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