Prize-winning author Phil Klay takes over at PEN America amid Israel-Hamas war rifts
Phil Klay takes over as PEN America faces internal rifts over the Israel-Hamas war and criticism of its response to Palestinian writers' deaths.
- Prize-Winning author Phil Klay has been named the new president of PEN America as the organization continues to be torn by disagreements stemming from the Israel-Hamas war.
- Klay succeeds Dinaw Mengestu, who resigned in July following a PEN report on the "widening cultural isolation" faced by Jewish and Israeli writers since the war began.
- An Iraq War veteran, Klay won the National Book Award for his debut collection "Redeployment" and has expressed support for the PEN study while criticizing Israel's treatment of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
- Two years ago, the organization canceled its annual awards and "World Voices" festival due to withdrawals, and Suzanne Nossel has since been replaced by co-CEOs Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf and Summer Lopez.
- In a statement released Thursday, Klay said he held a "broad faith in cultural exchange" and sustained efforts to understand other people, cultures, and ideas, including uncomfortable ones, to create a more open public square.
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Prize-winning author Phil Klay takes over at PEN America amid Israel-Hamas war rifts – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning author Phil Klay has been named the new president of PEN America, taking on the role as the literary and free expression organization continues to be torn by disagreements stemming from the Israel-Hamas war. Klay succeeds Dinaw Mengestu, who resigned in July in the wake of a PEN report that...
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Prize-winning author Phil Klay takes over at PEN America amid Israel-Hamas war rifts
NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning author Phil Klay has been named the new president of PEN America, taking on the role as the literary and free expression organization continues to be torn by disagreements stemming from the Israel-Hamas war.
PEN America names Phil Klay as president after cultural boycott row about Israel
Klay, a former Marine and a National Book Award winner, has been critical of Israel's conduct in the war in Gaza, but also spoke out against a magazine for removing an article by an Israeli translator
PEN America Names Author Phil Klay President and Board Chair
PEN America has named award-winning author and professor Phil Klay president and chair of its board of trustees, placing the Marine Corps veteran and longtime member at the helm of the literary and free-expression organization. Klay was appointed by PEN America’s board under the organization’s bylaws to fill a vacancy that arose in July. He has served as a PEN America trustee since 2025 and takes on the leadership role as the organization contin…
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