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Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Winners

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PEN America is thrilled to announce the 2023 Literary Awards winners. The winners were announced at the ceremony on March 2, 2023. More

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Announcing the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards Winners

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PEN America is thrilled to announce the 2022 Literary Awards winners. The winners were announced at the ceremony on February 28, 2022. More

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Announcing the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Winners

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PEN America is thrilled to announce the 2021 Literary Awards winners. The winners were announced at the PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony on April 8, 2021. More

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2021 PEN America Literary Awards Given to Top Literary Stars of the Year, Lifelong Luminaries of Literary Excellence

Press ReleaseApril 8, 2021

In front of a record-setting virtual audience, PEN America feted its annual award winners, career achievement honorees, and marked an extraordinary year in literary excellence. More

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Actor Kara Young to Host PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

Press ReleaseMarch 25, 2021

PEN America announced today that actor and off-Broadway phenomenon Kara Young will host the organization’s 57th annual Literary Awards Ceremony on April 8. More

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Roster of Breakthrough Literary Visionaries to Receive 2021 PEN America Career Achievement Prizes

Press ReleaseMarch 23, 2021

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

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Announcing the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Career Achievement Winners

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The PEN America Literary Awards Program is honored to announce the 2021 career achievement award winners. More

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[VIRTUAL] 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

Thursday, April 8, 2021 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET
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PEN America Announces Emerging Writers’ Literary Prizes

Press ReleaseMarch 2, 2021

Today PEN America announced the winners of its emerging writers’ prizes, the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers and the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. More

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Announcing the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists

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PEN America is honored to announce the finalists for the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards. More

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