We caught up with 2026 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature winner Edwidge Danticat on the red carpet at the #PENLitAwards and later spoke to her about her achievement, the courage required to be a writer now, and her hopes for the future of free speech in the U.S. (1/2)

What's Emmy Rossum reading? A multitude of things. But the #PENLitAwards presenter gives a special shoutout to Hannah Pittard's inventive 2023 memoir We Are Too Many.

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Announcing the 2026 PEN America Literary Awards Winners PEN America is thrilled to announce the 2026 Literary Awards winners in fiction, poetry, essay, translation, and more.

PEN America is thrilled to present the 2026 Literary Awards winners, which were announced live at the PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony on March 31, 2026, at The Town Hall in New York City hosted by Murray Hill.

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PEN America Honors Writers and Translators at 62nd Annual Literary Awards in New York City Against the climate of government censorship of words, books, and ideas, PEN America held its celebratory 62nd annual Literary Awards last night to honor some of the best writing and thinking of the p...

Against the climate of government censorship of words, books, and ideas, PEN America held its 62nd annual Literary Awards last night to honor some of the best writing and thinking of the past year across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, and essays. pen.org/press-releas... #PENLitAwards

Artist Cannupa Hanska Luger speaking at a podium on stage with a red curtain behind him with his name and award projected onto it

Huge congrats to Cannupa Hanska Luger, winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award for the brilliant SURVIVA at tonight’s #PENLitAwards 🙌🎉 #FutureAncestralTechnologies @ayinpress.bsky.social

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2026 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony PEN America is honored to host the 62nd annual Literary Awards Ceremony at the Town Hall in New York City.

Awards! Celebrations! Live performances!

Can't make it to Town Hall in NYC for the PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony?

Join us for the livestream — 7:30pm ET tonight, March 31!

Full details: pen.org/event/2026-pen-america-l... #PENLitAwards

A Peek Behind the Literary Awards Curtain: How the 2026 PEN Poetry in Translation Award Panel Chose Its Winner The three judges of the 2026 PEN America Poetry in Translation Award discuss the unexpectedly rewarding aspects of the judging process.

PEN America’s 62nd Literary Awards Ceremony is on March 31 — but who selects the winners and how? For a peek inside the process, check out our interview with PEN Poetry in Translation Award judges @miriamcalleja.bsky.social, Alta L. Price, and J. Kates: pen.org/2026-poetry-... #PENLitAwards

Spanning fiction, poetry, essay, translation, and more, the 2026 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists are juried by panels of esteemed, award-winning authors, editors, translators, and critics.

See — and shop — the longlisted titles at: bookshop.org/lists/2026-p... #PENLitAwards #PENLitAwards

Congratulations to all this year's writers and translators! Learn more and celebrate these projects at: pen.org/announcing-t... #PENLitAwards

Announcing The 2025 PEN America Grant Winners - PEN America PEN America is delighted to announce the 2025 literary grant winners for literary works-in-progress.

PEN America is thrilled to announce the 2025 Literary Grant Winners! Recognizing oral history, young adult literature, diasporic narratives, and translation, these works-in-progress illuminate important stories and are sure to carry a lasting literary impact. #PENLitAwards pen.org/announcing-t...