‘Literature lasts’: Erika Dickerson-Despenza basks in career achievement award
For Erika Dickerson-Despenza, receiving the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award meant something special – an honor for words on the page. More
The 2020 PEN America Literary Awards Winners
PEN America is thrilled to announce the 2020 PEN America Literary Awards winners. More
Larissa FastHorse at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony
Larissa FastHorse was awarded the PEN/Laura Pels Award at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony. Watch her speech and read the transcript. More
PEN America to Honor Sandra Cisneros for Achievement in International Literature at February 26 Ceremony In New York
"A focus on cross-cultural dialogue, translation, and international literature has long been at the heart of PEN America's Literary Awards program, and it is especially fitting that a binational… More
Scene from Suzan-Lori Parks’s Play “Topdog/Underdog”
Actors Matthew J. Harris and Tyrone Mitchell Henderson perform a scene from playwright Suzan-Lori Parks' play "Topdog/Underdog". More
David Mamet and Theresa Rebeck Are PEN Award Recipients
Among recipients of 2010 PEN Literary Awards are playwrights David Mamet and Theresa Rebeck, PEN American Center announced. More
David Mamet, Theresa Rebeck, et al. Win PEN Awards
David Mamet has won the PEN American Center's 2010 PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Award for a Master American Dramatist and Theresa Rebeck has won the 2010 PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Award… More
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