2021 PEN America Corporate Honoree: Robert A. Iger
Robert A. Iger, executive chairman, chairman of the board of directors, and former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, is the 2021 PEN America Corporate Honoree. More
2021 PEN/Audible Literary Service Award: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Robert A. Iger, executive chairman, chairman of the board of directors, and former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, is the 2021 PEN America Corporate Honoree. More
2020 PEN/Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage Award: Marie Yovanovitch
Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch is the 2020 PEN/Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage Award honoree. More
2020 PEN America Corporate Honoree: Frank A. Bennack Jr.
Frank A. Bennack Jr., executive vice chairman of Hearst, is the 2020 PEN America Corporate Honoree. More
2020 PEN/Audible Literary Service Award: Patti Smith
Writer, performer, and visual artist Patti Smith is the 2020 PEN/Audible Literary Service Award honoree. More
2020 PEN America Literary Gala
The PEN America Literary Gala is an extraordinary annual event that celebrates freedom of expression worldwide and the power of books and writing to shape democratic and humane values. More
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: Anita Hill, 2019 PEN America Courage Award
Watch Anita Hill receive the PEN America Courage Award at the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala, with an introduction by actor Lupita Nyong'o. 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
2019 Literary Gala: Presentation of the 2019 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award
Watch the presentation of the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award at the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala & Free Expression Awards. More
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In just under six months Myanmar has become one of the worst jailers of journalists in the world, with at least 32 currently detained, a media freedom watchdog said Wednesday. https://bit.ly/3j7nK3Z
