At this year’s 27th Annual PEN Center USA Literary Awards Festival, writers from all across the book spectrum will be celebrated.
The ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on October 27. Along with the judges (listed below), PEN has announced that Ron Swanson himself (Nick Offerman, that is) will host the ceremony. Margaret Atwood, hot off the success of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” will receive a lifetime achievement award.
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So, without further ado, here are the judges for each category:
Fiction:
- Chris Abani
- Alex Espinoza
- Jervey Tervalon
Creative Nonfiction:
- Dinah Lenney
- Thomas Page McBee
- Elizabeth L. Silver
Research Nonfiction:
- Simone Browne
- Lillian Faderman
- Dan Slater
Poetry:
- Natalie Diaz
- Saeed Jones
- Richard Siken
Young Adult:
- Kami Garcia
- Brendan Kiely
- Bill Konigsberg
Translation:
- Jennifer Croft
- Elisabeth Jaquette
- Idra Novey
Journalism:
- Maria Bustillos
- Daniel Hernandez
- Edward Humes
Drama:
- Diana Burbano
- Ruth McKee
- Chelsea Sutton
Featured image courtesy of PEN Center USA