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
2019 Literary Gala: Richard Robinson, 2019 PEN America Publisher Honoree
Watch PEN America Publisher Honoree Richard Robinson's remarks at the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala, including an introduction by actor Alec Baldwin. More
2019 Literary Gala: Jennifer Egan & Suzanne Nossel
Below are PEN America President Jennifer Egan and PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel's remarks from the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala. Jennifer Egan I’m Jennifer Egan, president of PEN America, and… More
2019 PEN America Literary Gala & Free Expression Awards
Watch videos, view photos, and read speech transcripts from 2019 PEN America Literary Gala & Free Expression Awards, hosted by HBO's John Oliver. More
2018 PEN America Literary Gala Tables & Tickets
The 2018 PEN America Literary Gala will be held on Tuesday, May 22, at the American Museum of Natural History. Legendary suspense writer Stephen King will receive the PEN… More
2018 Literary Gala: Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood delivered the following remarks at the 2018 PEN America Literary Gala. Thank you all for joining PEN America this evening. Before we go up to dessert,… More
2018 Literary Gala: Cameron Kasky, Samantha Fuentes, and Zion Kelly, 2018 PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award
Nowadays people are chasing dreams that fill their wallets instead of their hearts. Nowadays people are so focused on being better than each other, instead of bettering each other.… More
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Russia has passed a law banning the sale of smartphones, computers, and smart televisions that are not pre-installed with Russian software, raising concerns about surveillance and fears that firms could pull out of the Russian market: https://bit.ly/2Oa8dSE via @BBC.
The U.S. Army is undertaking a security assessment of the popular Chinese social media app TikTok, after Senator Chuck Schumer raised concerns over whether the app facilitates the Chinese government’s collection of private user data: https://reut.rs/35p02Yh via @Reuters.