PEN America Statement Regarding the 2024 Literary Awards Ceremony and Conferral of Annual Prizes
April 23, 2024
April 23, 2024
NEW YORK, April 23 -- PEN America issued the following news release on April 22, 2024:
PEN America announced today the cancellation of its annual Literary Awards ceremony, and released the names of its 2024 award finalists and winners.
It was a very difficult decision not to move forward with a public celebration to recognize this year's honorees, according to PEN America's Literary Programming Chief Officer Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf.
"We greatly respect . . .
PEN America announced today the cancellation of its annual Literary Awards ceremony, and released the names of its 2024 award finalists and winners.
It was a very difficult decision not to move forward with a public celebration to recognize this year's honorees, according to PEN America's Literary Programming Chief Officer Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf.
"We greatly respect . . .