PEN America to Honor Patti Smith, Hearst’s Frank Bennack at 2020 PEN America Literary Gala
PEN America to present the 2020 PEN/Audible Literary Service Award to singer and performer Patti Smith. Hearst's Frank Bennack, Jr. is the 2020 Corporate Honoree. More
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"Baktash Abtin, Keyvan Bajan, and Reza Khandan Mahabadi are embodiments of the spirit that animates our work at PEN America." Learn more about our 2021 PEN/Barbey #FreedomToWrite honorees: https://abcn.ws/3ko2l8p.
In the final edition of Temperature Check, PEN America's Prison and Justice Writing Program break down the latest developments in advocacy efforts and the state of COVID’s impact behind bars over the last 17 months. https://bit.ly/392kySi
