2026 Pen America Literary Gala

What does it mean to be a writer now? Bestselling author Rebecca Makkai and journalist Natalie Y. Moore talk about the ...

At the

Amid a constant drumbeat that AI is coming for creators,

The

Her friend Patrick Ryan, the novelist and short story writer, presented the award at the

Oscar-nominated film producer Jason Blum ("Get Out," "Black Phone 2," "BlackKkKlansman") receives the Business Visionary ...

... the all-volunteer group, accepted the award on behalf of the alliance at the

... PEN/Benenson Courage Award to the Rutherford County, Tennessee, Library Alliance at the

The award was given at the

... a high school English teacher, accepted the award on behalf of the group at the

The award annually recognizes a writer imprisoned for their work and was given at the

... writer ("Buckeye"), presented the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award to Ann Patchett at the

... 2," "BlackKkKlansman") at the

Books That Saved Me was a summer-long workshop that brought participants across generations together using poetry, a love for ...

The annual

On Thursday, May 21, Jane Lynch, MFA '84, delivered the keynote address at the

Seth Meyers hosts the 2024