PEN America Literary Awards 2022

The 2022 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony returns to New York City’s Town Hall to celebrate exceptional voices in literature, from debut authors to living legends. Hosted by writer and Emmy Award-winning late night host Seth Meyers—an “influential recommender of books” (The New York Times), the Ceremony will feature captivating winner announcements, musical direction by Ulysses Owens, Jr., and performances by Broadway’s Jenn Colella, Bobby Conte, and Kyle Taylor Parker and dramatic readings from selected works, in a celebration of this year’s most resonant literature. This year, PEN America will present 11 book awards recognizing the finest works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biography, essay, science writing, translation, and more published in 2021.