PEN America held one of New York’s first major indoor literary gatherings since the pandemic began last year, as hundreds met Tuesday night for the organization’s annual gala to honour writers, community servants, political dissidents and such prominent public figures as Walt Disney executive chair Robert A.
Iger. After a virtual ceremony in 2020, attendees met at the gala’s longtime venue — the American Museum of Natural History, under the giant model blue whale.
PEN, the literary and human rights organization, required everyone to present proof of vaccination and proof of a negative test within 72 hours of the event.
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