2011 PEN/O. Henry
Prize Stories

A collection of the 20 best contemporary short stories from 2011. This year’s jurors will be A.M. Homes, Manuel Muñoz, and Christine Schutt. [More]

May 19, 2008| Walter Reade Theater | New York City

Jessica Hagedorn and Jonathan Ames host the 2008 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony.

PHOTO GALLERY
Copyright © 2008 Beowulf Sheehan/PEN American Center

 LISTEN
• Entire event (1:04:48)

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• Writers, Visible and Invisible: Cynthia Ozick's Acceptance Speech

LISTEN TO SEGMENTS

• Introduction by Jessica Hagedorn & Jonathan Ames (11:43)

• A.R. Gurney, Sarah Ruhl, & Richard Nelson: Laura Pels Foundation Awards for Drama (7:43)

• Kimiko Hahn: Voekler Award for Poetry (2:05)

• Rosmarie Waldrop: PEN Award for Poetry in Translation (5:28)

• Margaret Jull Costa: PEN Translation Prize (3:58)

• PEN Translation Fund (6:35)

• Theresa Nelson: Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship (5:45)

• Marie Ponsot: Prison Writing Awards (2:52)

• Dalia Sofer: Robert Bingham Fellowship for Writers (3:26)

• Beyond Margins Awards (0:56)

• Janet Malcom: Weld Award for Biography (4:07)

• Cynthia Ozick: PEN/Nabakov Award (18:34)