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2007 Literary Awards: Bradford Morrow
Bradford Morrow, editor of Conjunctions, accepts the PEN/Nora Magid Award, a biennial award honoring a magazine editor whose high literary standards and taste have, throughout his or her career,… More
Nadine Gordimer: The Ultimate Safari
Nadine Gordimer reads "The Ultimate Safari" at the 2007 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Sam Shepard Reads César Vallejo
Sam Shepard reads "Lines", "The Eternal Dice" and "Have You Anything to Say in Your Defense?" by César Vallejo at A Tribute to César Vallejo, part of the 2007… More
Vera Williams Reads Grace Paley’s Unity Statement
Vera Williams reads The Unity Statement at PEN's 2007 Tribute to Grace Paley. We are gathering at the Pentagon on November 17, 1980 because we fear for our lives. We… More
2007 Literary Awards: Janna Levin
Janna Levin, author of the novel A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines (Knopf), accepts the PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship for Writers at the 2007 Literary Awards Ceremony. Finalists for the… More
Sufjan Stevens Performs at PENultimate Lit
Sufjan Stevens performs "Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, IL;" "Barn Owl, Night Killer;" and "The Mistress Witch from Mcclure" or "The Mind That Knows Itself" at PENultimate Lit:… More
James Carroll Accepts the 2007 PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award
James Carroll, author of House of War (Houghton Mifflin), accepts the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award at the 2007 Literary Awards Ceremony. Finalists for the biennial award, which is given… More
Wesley Stace Performs at PENultimate Lit
Wesley Stace performs "My Favorite Angel;" "The Top of the Bottom;" and "Pandora" at PENultimate Lit: Music & Literature. More
2007 Literary Awards: Naomi Iizuka & A.R. Gurney
A.R. Gurney and Naomi Iizuka accept the PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Awards for Drama at the 2007 Literary Awards Ceremony. The awards recognize a master American dramatist (Gurney) and an… More
Harryette Mullen Reads from Recyclopedia
Harryette Mullen, winner of a 2007 Beyond Margins Award, reads from Recyclopedia during a conversation with Erica Hunt. More
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