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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

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DARE: Democratic Senators Want Intelligence Community to Submit Report on Khashoggi’s Murder

News DigestFebruary 26, 2019

Democratic senators introduce a bill compelling the director of national intelligence Dan Coats to submit a report on the death of Jamal Khashoggi... More

PEN America Literary Award winner Kenneth Lonergan and film reel

PEN America Launches PEN/Mike Nichols Award to Honor Year’s Best Writing for Performance

Press ReleaseFebruary 25, 2019

“The Literary Awards program is one of PEN America’s crown jewels,” said PEN America President Jennifer Egan. “With more and more writers working powerfully across genres, it’s a special joy… More

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