2009 PEN Beyond Margins Award Winners Announced
Today the PEN American Center announced the winners of the 2009 PEN Beyond Margins Award. Honored for writing "outstanding books by writers of color," three authors will receive $1,000… More
O. Henry Prize, PEN Announce Partnership
In an era of economic uncertainty and consolidation, even the short story could use a little additional support: the Anchor Books imprint of Random House said that it had… More
Toni Morrison to be honored at PEN gala
Bestselling author Toni Morrison will accept the PEN/Borders Literary Service Award at the 2008 PEN Literary Gala, which takes place April 28 at New York City's American Museum of… More
Toi Derricotte, A.M. Homes, and Peter Straub To Receive Awards
Toi Derricotte, A.M. Homes, and Peter Straub are the recipients of the 2008 Barnes & Noble Writers For Writers Awards, it was announced today by Elliot Figman, executive director… More
For Roth, a 3rd PEN/Faulkner Win
The PEN/Faulkner Foundation will announce today that Philip Roth has won its 2007 award for fiction for his novel "Everyman" -- making Roth the first writer to receive the… More
Assistant English professor’s debut work wins PEN award
Christopher Coake, an assistant English professor, received the prestigious PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship for Writers for his debut work, "We’re in Trouble." >> Read the story More
Philip Roth wins $20,000 PEN award
"Portnoy's Complaint" and "The Plot Against America," has received the PEN/Nabokov Award for lifetime achievement, a prize worth $20,000. More