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Jailed Azerbaijani Journalist, Khadija Ismayilova, to Be Honored by PEN
A jailed Azerbaijani journalist, Khadija Ismayilova, will receive a prestigious press freedom award next month from the PEN American Center, as the nonprofit literary organization joins a rising wave… More
Phil Klay, Cynthia Bond and Leslie Jamison among PEN award nominees
NEW YORK, N.Y. - National Book Award winner Phil Klay and Oprah Winfrey favorite Cynthia Bond are among the authors on the shortlist for awards presented by the PEN… More
Imprisoned Azerbaijani Journalist Khadija Ismayilova Wins PEN Award
Jailed Azerbaijani investigative reporter and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova has been awarded PEN American Center's 2015 Barbara Goldsmith Freedom To Write Award, given annually to "an imprisoned writer persecuted… More
Tom Stoppard Cited by PEN for “Defense of Creative Freedom”
The 2015 PEN American Center Literary Gala, celebrating freedom of expression, will honor Tony-winning playwright Tom Stoppard with the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award "for his extraordinary career as… More
Charlie Hebdo To Receive PEN Award in May
The PEN American Center will honor Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine that was the target of a deadly terrorist attack in January at New York's American Museum of… More
Charlie Hebdo to receive US literary award in May
A prominent US literary society devoted to freedom of expression is to honor French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo with an award at a New York gala in May.PEN American… More
Charlie Hebdo Magazine to Receive PEN Award
Charlie Hebdo, the Parisian satirical magazine that was a target of a deadly shooting in January, will be honored at this spring's PEN American Center gala. More
2015 PEN Longlists Revealed
PEN American Center announced the longlists for the 2015 PEN Literary Awards. Finalists include Teju Cole, National Book Award winner Phil Klay, journalist Elizabeth Kolbert, and Claudia Rankine, who… More
Phil Klay, Leslie Jamison among nominees for awards given by PEN American Center
National Book Award winner Phil Klay and the author of Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick, Cynthia Bond, are among the nominees on the longlist of awards handed out… More
Klay, Rankine and Bond nominated for PEN awards
The PEN American Center today announced nominees for the 2015 PEN Literary Awards. Among the 89 titles are Phil Klay’s “Redeployment,” a National Book Award winner, Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen:… More