Following criticism of the organization’s response to the Israel-Hamas war, PEN America has canceled its annual awards ceremony recognizing outstanding literature. Of the 61 authors and ...

PEN America cancels awards ceremony after controversy over Gaza. The free speech and literary nonprofit had been set to give out annual prizes on April 29, but nearly half of the nominees declined ...

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PEN America calls off awards ceremony after nominees drop out over its response to Israel-Hamas war. April 22, 2024 / 5:16 PM EDT / AP 4/22: CBS Morning News . 4/22: CBS Morning News 20:32.

PEN America Cancels 2024 Awards Ceremony Amid Criticism Of Org’s Response To Israel-Hamas War. Nancy Tartaglione. Tue, April 23, 2024 at 11:23 AM UTC. 3 min read.

PEN America has cancelled its annual Literary Awards ceremony after nearly half of the authors nominated withdrew in protest over the organization's response to the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza.

2023 PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. Earlier this week, PEN also cancelled its literary awards ceremony in New York after 28 of the 61 nominees refused to be considered for ...

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PEN America has canceled its 2024 Literary Awards ceremony, which was previously scheduled to be held at the Town Hall in New York City on April 29, although some awards will still be conferred.

PEN America cancels annual award ceremony after writers withdraw over Gaza war. PEN says 28 writers have withdrawn their books from consideration . Alisha Rahaman Sarkar.