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Patti Smith to Receive Honor at PEN Gala

PEN America will award Patti Smith the 2020 Literary Service Award at our annual gala in May, in recognition of her achievements as a writer and artist who has demonstrated an unflinching determination to protest injustice and speak truth. Read more »

March 2: PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

Didn't plan a gift for Valentine's Day? There's still time for you to buy tickets to our Literary Awards Ceremony on March 2, for a night of celebrating literary excellence with our host Seth Meyers and luminaries like Tom Stoppard, Cynthia Nixon, Christine Baranski, and more.
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Reads for Your Weekend

#FREESPEECH2020

Interview: Mira Jacob

As part of PEN America's new Free Speech 2020 campaign, Mira Jacob (Good Talk, 2019) spoke with us about the value of curiosity and how asking questions "can provide a resiliency that answers don't."

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Interview: Paul Yoon

"Nothing else can do what stories can do for me: they are vast, elastic, personal, intimate—it’s all there. I’m a better person because of stories."

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Interview: Danez Smith

"Poetry, when used the right way, can fuel the people leading the movement. Poetry brings more feet to the march, begs them to stomp harder."

Love Stories for Your Valentine's Day Weekend

›› 50 States of Love: The New York Times has a love story for every state.

›› This Valentine's Day, stay in with some of the finest literary romances ever told (The Independent).

PEN Out Loud

›› Ken Liu with Andrew Marantz

›› Bernardine Evaristo with Safiya Sinclair

›› Emily St. John Mandel with Samantha Hunt

Coming Up:

WNYC: The Greene Space
Very Biggest Questions: Why Are We All So Angry Right Now?
Tuesday, Feb 25 | 7 - 8:15 PM
Tickets: $20, $15 with code PEN
The Greene Space (44 Charlton Street)

Is this actually the most divided time in US history? What happens to us as a society when outrage is the prominent mode of expression?

Host Angélique Roché (NBC News, Marvel) tackles this very big question with a dynamic investigation of anger and our cultural moment. Roché will be joined in discussion by Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change, Jay Van Bavel, NYU-acclaimed Psychologist and Neural Scientist; and composer and musician Miriam Elhajli (other guest to be announced).

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