New performers announced for 2022 Literary Awards Ceremony

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Announcing the Winners of the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize ([link removed])
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PEN America is thrilled to announce the winners of the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers ([link removed]) . The winning stories will be published in the annual anthology Best Debut Short Stories: The PEN America Dau Prize ([link removed]) from Catapult. The PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers annually recognizes 12 emerging writers with $2,000 each for a debut short story published in a literary magazine, journal, or cultural website. This year’s judges were Sabrina Orah Mark, Emily Nemens, and Deesha Philyaw. Learn more ›› ([link removed])

BUY TICKETS NOW: 2022 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony ([link removed])


** Monday 2/28 | 8pm ET
The Town Hall, New York City
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We're ready to celebrate literary excellence at this year's in person 2022 Literary Awards Ceremony ([link removed]) , hosted by Seth Meyers at New York CIty's Town Hall, with an incredible lineup of musical and dramatic performers. Join us on February 28 to see Broadway’s Jenn Colella, Bobby Conte, Kyle Taylor Parker, and Quincy Tyler Bernstine take the stage, with musical direction from Ulysses Owens, Jr. BUY TICKETS NOW ›› ([link removed])
Join Us for PEN Out Loud 2022 ([link removed])


** Tuesday 2/22 - Tuesday 3/22
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Join us for our remaining Winter 2022 PEN Out Loud events, with Julie Otsuka ([link removed]) (The Swimmers), Solmaz Sharif ([link removed]) (Customs), and Julissa Arce ([link removed]) (You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation). Get your tickets now ›› ([link removed])
The Sentences That Create Us: Writing in Prison and Beyond ([link removed])


** Saturday 2/26 | 7pm PT
Second Home Hollywood
1370 N St Andrews Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90028
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Join us for an intimate conversation between author Shaka Senghor and PEN America’s Director of Prison and Justice Writing Caits Meissner, moderated by award-winning novelist and essayist Rachel Kushner, as they explore writing’s power in prison, and what those of us on the outside can learn from writers who have either experienced or are currently involved in America’s injustice system. Learn more and register here ›› ([link removed])

DREAMing Out Loud Spring 2022 Applications Are Open ([link removed])
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DREAMing Out Loud ([link removed]) is a paid, tuition-free creative writing workshop series for young immigrant writers, primarily those who are undocumented, DACA recipients, and/or DREAMers who came to the United States when they were children. By providing community and professional support to the next generation of immigrant writers, the program seeks to counter anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.S. and to amplify the voices of many living in this country who are marginalized because of their immigration status. Learn more ([link removed]) and apply by February 25 ›› ([link removed])

Winter WiT: Women in Translation Reading Series ([link removed])


** Monday 2/28 – Wednesday 3/9 | 1pm ET
Digital Event
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Organized under the support of the PEN America Translation Committee ([link removed]) , these events will bring together a total of nine translators, joined by their authors, working in nine languages from across the world, including Bulgarian, Canadian French, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Latgalian, Romanian, Spanish, and Ukrainian. The reading will be followed by a brief Q&A discussion, time-permitting. Conversations will be moderated by Nancy Naomi Carlson, Marguerite Feitlowitz, and Katherine E. Young. Learn more and register here ›› ([link removed])

The PEN Ten ([link removed])

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The PEN Ten with Alejandro Zambra: ([link removed]) “Self-criticism shouldn’t paralyze us or silence us, on the contrary, it can be so useful and healthy and purifying.”

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The PEN Ten with Kai Harris: ([link removed]) “I often think to myself: maybe something I write will change the world. Or maybe something I write will change the world for just one person. Either way, I have to try.”
From Our Partners
Symphony Space Presents
Thalia Book Club: Gish Jen, Thank You, Mr. Nixon ([link removed])


** Tuesday 2/23 | 7pm ET | Symphony Space
In-person and livestream ticket options available
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The master storyteller behind The Resisters sits down with Jennifer Egan to discuss her new short story collection. The eleven stories in this linked collection embark on a journey through U.S.-Chinese relations, capturing not only the excitement of a world on the brink of change, but the all-too-human encounters that ensue as East meets West. Cindy Cheung (The Sinner) joins for a special reading. Enter to win complimentary tickets ›› ([link removed])

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