E.L. Doctorow Reads from City of God (Audio)
In memory of E.L. Doctorow, who passed away on July 21 at the age of 84, PEN features a piece from our archives. In this podcast Doctorow reads from… More
2014 Literary Award Winners
View the 2014 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony Program herePEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut FictionGodforsaken Idaho (Little A/New Harvest), Shawn VestalPEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American FictionLouise ErdrichPEN/Bellwether… More
The Book of Daniel
I remember standing on the porch of our house on Weeks Avenue. It was a warm afternoon and I had scraped my knee on the sidewalk. My mother came… More
E.L. Doctorow Reads from City of God (Video)
E.L. Doctorow reads an excerpt from his novel City of God at the 2011 PEN event "Viva the Belarus Free Theater" at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. More
Announcing the 2012 PEN Literary Awards Recipients
We are pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of the 2012 PEN Awards, the most comprehensive literary awards program in the country. More
Literary Awards 2012: Excerpts from the Winning Authors
For more than 50 years, PEN American Center has honored some of the most outstanding voices in literature with its literary awards program. We're proud to present excerpts from… More
E.L. Doctorow Calls for Liu Xiaobo’s Release
Such events as this have been necessary for as long as I can remember. PEN Members marched around the Czech embassy to protest the jailing of Vaclav Havel. Twenty… More
2009 PEN/Borders Literary Service Award: E.L. Doctorow
E.L. Doctorow accepts the PEN/Borders Literary Service Award at the 2009 PEN Literary Gala. More
Letting Their Voices Be Heard
As PEN’s World Voices Literary Festival kicked off with a gala at the Museum of Natural History, the literati came out to honor E.L. Doctorow and support the rights… More
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