Sunday, November 22, 2009

PEN Beyond Margins Awards

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This event is free and open to the public.





Crossing Over:
The 2009 PEN Beyond Margins Celebration


PEN American Center invites you to attend an evening of readings and conversation honoring the winners of the 2009 PEN Beyond Margins Awards:

Uwem Akpan for Say You’re One of Them
Juan Felipe Herrera for Half of the World in Light: New and Selected Poems
Lily Hoang for Changing

Recent Oprah Book Club pick Uwem Akpan, Juan Felipe Herrera, and Lily Hoang will read from their work, and W.W. Norton editor Brendan Curry will join them for a panel discussion moderated by Jane Ciabattari about the pathway to critical and commercial success and how the winning titles borrow from multiple genres to create works that are vital and engaging.

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PEN American Center
588 Broadway, Suite 303
New York, NY 10012
Tel. (212) 334-1660
Fax. (212) 334-2181
www.pen.org

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