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George C. Wolfe, Anne Carson win PEN achievement awards
Read full article: George C. Wolfe, Anne Carson win PEN achievement awardsFILE - Playwright George C. Wolfe attends a special screening of "Fences", in New York on Dec. 19, 2016. Wolfe and the Canadian poet-translator Anne Carson are among this years winners of PEN America awards for career achievement. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ Tony Award-winner George C. Wolfe and Canadian poet-translator Anne Carson are among this year's winners of PEN America awards for career achievement. AdโAmong this yearโs winners are revolutionaries, icons, and trailblazers,โ PEN Americaโs Jane Marchant, director of the Literary Awards program, said in a statement. โBy poetry, translation, screenwriting, dramaturgy, performance writing, and the art of editing, these honorees transform the arc of the literary canon and infuse it with striking originality.โThe winners will formally receive their awards during an April 8 ceremony.