The PEN America Gala merges the annual New York Literary Gala and Los Angeles LitFest Gala into one national, virtual celebration to toast to human rights and the power of words. The evening will be hosted by film executive and founder of The Black List, publication featuring Hollywood's most popular unproduced screenplays, Franklin Leonard. Presenters and honorees will include Patti Smith, Darnella Frazier, Marie Yovanovitch, Frank Bennack Jr., Spike Lee, and others. Aditionally, former U.S. President Barack Obama, who receives PEN America's Voice of Influence Award, will talk about his new memoir A Promised Land.
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