Join PEN America’s town hall, Reckoning and Reconciliation in Biden’s America, for a compelling, timely discussion on how we move forward, moderated by PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel and featuring PEN America’s new president, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and author of Homeland Elegies Ayad Akhtar, journalist Masha Gessen, historian Jill Lepore, professor and author Omar G. Encarnación, and columnists Charles Blow and Peggy Noonan. This conversation will bring a diversity of perspectives to the thinking on these crucial next steps for our nation.
PEN America is delighted to announce the 2021 grant winners. With the help of our partners, PEN America confers over 20 distinct awards, grants, and prizes each year, supporting writers and translators of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s literature, oral history, and more. See the full list of 2021 grant winners here ››
There's just one more session coming up in PEN America's free online workshop series, You Are A Writer. ASL interpretation is provided by Pro Bono ASL.
The ins and outs of literary representation can be difficult to decipher, particularly for those working outside of traditional pathways like MFA programs. This session will include a guide to composing a compelling query letter and tips on researching and landing an agent that is right for you. Register here »
The PEN Ten with Katherine Seligman: “There is a reason why people gathered together to hear stories before they had ways to record or print them. They were passed on from one person to another, showing us what it means to be human. We find ourselves in those stories.”
The PEN Ten with Mateo Askaripour: “I wanted to explore the concept that so many of us Black and Brown people know: ‘Take it until you make it.’ . . . This concept of success, and the cost that many of us have to pay to achieve it, is the driving force behind every page.”
Join The New York Times T Book Club, which focuses on classic works of American literature, for a conversation on Edith Wharton's classic ‘The Custom of the Country’. On Jan. 28, watch a virtual discussion of the book, featuring the novelist Claire Messud in conversation with T features director Thessaly La Force, that will address questions from readers. RSVP to attend here »
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