Roster of Breakthrough Literary Visionaries to Receive 2021 PEN America Career Achievement Prizes
PEN America today announced its 2021 career achievement award winners, to be honored at the PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony on April 8 at 7pm ET. More
The 2020 PEN America Literary Awards Winners
PEN America is thrilled to announce the 2020 PEN America Literary Awards winners. More
Kenneth Lonergan at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony
Kenneth Lonergan was awarded the PEN/Mike Nichols Award at the 2019 Literary Awards Ceremony. Watch his speech and read the transcript below. More
DARE: Democratic Senators Want Intelligence Community to Submit Report on Khashoggi’s Murder
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 Launches PEN/Mike Nichols Award to Honor Year’s Best Writing for Performance
“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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The courage of the York students to stand up to this really is worth celebrating. The ban had officially been in place for a year! Their protests brought national attention and pressure for the ban to be rescinded. https://twitter.com/Will_Bunch/status/1440371817307275269
TOMORROW: Don't miss Percival Everett in conversation with David L. Ulin (@davidulin) in celebration of Everett’s latest novel, THE TREES. Register: https://bit.ly/3nVCO8Q.
OUT OF DARKNESS by @ashleyhopeperez is currently being reviewed by the Leander Independent School District. The district has already removed a number of titles from classrooms. https://bookriot.com/out-of-darkness-challenge/
