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Bob Woodward

DARE: Bob Woodward to Receive PEN Literary Service Award

News DigestJanuary 14, 2019

Bob Woodward announced as PEN America Literary Service Award recipient for 2019, and Scholastic CEO Richard Robinson will be Publisher Honoree; honors to... More

Judge’s Decision on President’s Blocking of Twitter Users a Substantive and Symbolic Defense of the First Amendment

Press ReleaseMay 24, 2018

Today's decision is both substantively important as a defense of the First Amendment, and symbolically important in reminding us that, as the court states, "no government official—including the President—is… More

DARE: Stephen King Among the Honorees at PEN America Gala

News DigestMay 23, 2018

Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale, tells the 2018 PEN America Literary Gala that "the autocrats' playbook for discrediting critical coverage… is now going viral" and warns "the… More

2018 Literary Gala: Stephen King, PEN America Literary Service Award

MultimediaMay 23, 2018

"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

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2018 PEN Literary Gala Honors Stephen King; Youth Activists Against Gun Violence Cameron Kasky, Samantha Fuentes, and Zion Kelly; Imprisoned Myanmar Reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo; and Simon & Schuster Inc. President and CEO Carolyn Reidy

Press ReleaseMay 23, 2018

PEN America welcomed a broad cross-section of New York luminaries to the American Museum of Natural History Tuesday night for the at once celebratory and urgent 2018 PEN Literary… More

PEN America to Honor Thrill Master Stephen King for Lifelong Contributions to Literature and Commitment to Free Expression

Press ReleaseJanuary 12, 2018

PEN America confers the Literary Service Award each year to a critically-acclaimed writer whose body of work helps us understand and interpret the human condition, engendering empathy and imagination… More

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2018 PEN America Literary Gala & Free Expression Awards

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Tuesday, May 22, 6:30pm American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street, New York City Watch videos and read transcripts from the night of the 2018 PEN America Literary… More

2018 PEN America Literary Service Award: Stephen King

ProfileJanuary 12, 2018

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

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