Tribute to Toni Morrison (1931–2019)
PEN America—along with the wider literary community—mourns the death of Nobel laureate and long-time PEN America Member Toni Morrison. More
2019 Literary Gala: Bob Woodward, PEN America Literary Service Award
Watch Bob Woodward receive the PEN America Literary Service Award at the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala & Free Expression Awards. More
Defenders of Truth to Take the Stage at 2019 PEN America Literary Gala, May 21 at the American Museum of Natural History
“Throughout his decades-long career and innumerable political bombshells that he has revealed, Bob Woodward’s scrupulous reporting and meticulous sourcing have never been convincingly impugned,” said PEN America Chief Executive… More
2018 Literary Gala: Stephen King, PEN America Literary Service Award
"The percentage of readers is relatively small compared to the population as a whole. Just think for a minute of all the people you see on these streets every… More
2018 PEN America Literary Service Award: Stephen King
King is an impassioned advocate of freedom of expression, literacy, and access to information, which he and his wife Tabitha support through their philanthropy. More
PEN America Literary Service Award
The PEN America Literary Service Award honors an important writer whose critically acclaimed work has drawn a wide audience and who helps us to understand the human condition in… More
PEN America to Honor J.K. Rowling, Hachette CEO Michael Pietsch at Annual Literary Gala
Through her writing, Rowling engenders imagination, empathy, humor, and a love of reading, along the way revealing moral choices that help us understand ourselves. More
Philip Roth: 2013 Literary Service Award Remarks
Some of whom I met and spoke with were selling cigarettes at a streetcorner kiosk, others were welding a wrench at the public water works, others spent their days… More