Real life hero J.K. Rowling to receive PEN award for literary service
On Monday, PEN America announced that Harry Potter creator Twitter all-starand all-around good human J.K. Rowling will receive the 2016 PEN/ Allen Foundation Literary Service Award at PEN's annual… More
PEN American Center Awards Free-Speech Prize To J.K. Rowling
The free-speech organization PEN American Center says it is giving its 2016 PEN/Allen award to author J.K. Rowling. The prize honors "a critically acclaimed author whose work embodies its… More
JK Rowling to Receive PEN Award for Literary Service
NEW YORK — J.K. Rowling's latest honor isn't only for her writing.The "Harry Potter" author is to receive the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award, PEN America told The Associated… More
2015 PEN Literary Gala & Free Expression Awards
Read full transcripts of the gala remarks here. Khadija Ismayilova 2015 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award Khadija Ismayilova is an Azerbaijani journalist knownfor her hard-hitting investigative reporting on official corruption. After… More
2015 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award
Tom Stoppard "The idea of society is not intelligible to me without the idea of the artist, the poet—there were no… More
2009 PEN/Borders Literary Service Award: E.L. Doctorow
E.L. Doctorow accepts the PEN/Borders Literary Service Award at the 2009 PEN Literary Gala. More
2008 PEN/Borders Literary Service Award: Toni Morrison
On April 28, 2008, Toni Morrison accepted the PEN/Borders Literary Service Award at the PEN Literary Gala, held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.… More