PEN America Names Novelist Jennifer Egan as New President and Announces Coast-to-Coast Unification
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jennifer Egan today became the new president of PEN America, taking leadership of the organization of writers as it mobilizes against mounting dangers for free expression… More
Auster, Franzen, Egan, and More to Xi Jinping on Eve of State Visit: Free China’s Jailed Writers
NEW YORK—As President Obama prepares to welcome Xi Jinping on his first official visit to the United States next week, PEN American Center has released an open letter to… More
Jennifer Egan Reads From A Visit From the Goon Squad
In commemoration of her birthday on September 7, listen to Jennifer Egan give a reading from her Pulitzer Prize winning book, A Visit From the Goon Squad. More
PEN World Voices Festival Tenth Anniversary Highlights
Founded in 2005 under the direction of Salman Rushdie, the PEN World Voices Festival has hosted more than 1,400 writers from 78 countries, speaking 56 languages. More
Jennifer Egan, Erroll McDonald Elected to PEN Board of Trustees
PEN is pleased to announce that its Board of Trustees voted on December 6, 2012, to appoint Jennifer Egan and Erroll McDonald to its ranks. More
PEN Celebrates 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners Ron Chernow, Jennifer Egan, and Bruce Norris
The PEN American Center celebrates Members and 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners Ron Chernow, Jennifer Egan, and Bruce Norris. PEN is also proud to count Pulitzer Prize finalists Jonathan Dee,… More
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Challenging Russia's war has become a criminal offense, for anyone deemed to have spread "fake news". Now many Russians, including artists and musicians, have fled the country to escape Russia's crackdown on anti-war protesters. https://bbc.in/3a21ojk
ICYMI: In our latest #PENTen interview, we spoke with @meronhadero, author of A DOWN HOME MEAL FOR THESE DIFFICULT TIMES, about where her ideas come from, her research process, and more: https://bit.ly/3ajvrDf.
