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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">November 10, 2008 12:45:53 PM PST</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"'Ronni Chasen'" <<a href="mailto:ronni@chasenpr.com">ronni@chasenpr.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><<a href="mailto:alex@chasenpr.com">alex@chasenpr.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>For Immediate Release: PEN USA ANNOUNCES 2008 LITERARY AWARD WINNERS - Larry Gelbart Set to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"> <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"> <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"> <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"> <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"> <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"> <!--[if !mso]> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--> <div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold">PRESS CONTACTS:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">Ronni Chasen/Jeff Sanderson/Alex Melelian<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">Chasen & Company<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">310.274.4400<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <h2 align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><u><font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">PEN <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> ANNOUNCES 2008 LITERARY AWARD WINNERS<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></h2> <h2 align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><i><u><font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-style:italic"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></h2> <h2 align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><i><u><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-style:italic">Award winning writer Larry Gelbart set to receive Lifetime Achievement Award <o:p></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></h2><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold">Los Angeles</span></font></b> (<i><span style="font-style:italic">November 10, 2008</span></i>) — <b><span style="font-weight:bold">PEN USA</span></b>, the West Coast center for the renowned writers’ organization International PEN, has unveiled the winners of its prestigious 2008 Literary Awards competition. The prizes, announced by PEN USA Executive Director Adam Somers, honor outstanding work by writers in 10 separate genres. They will be presented at the <b><span style="font-weight:bold">18<sup>th</sup> annual Literary Awards Festival</span></b> gala dinner (LitFest), which will be held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills on <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Wednesday, December 3, 2008</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In addition to the literary prizes, PEN <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>’s LitFest gala will feature several other honors. In a salute to the range of his accomplishments in multiple genres, award-winning television writer, screenwriter, playwright and author, <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Larry Gelbart</span></b>, will be presented with the <b><span style="font-weight: bold">Lifetime Achievement Award </span></b>by award-winning writer and producer <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Aaron Sorkin</span></b> (“The West Wing,” <i><span style="font-style:italic">Charlie Wilson’s War</span></i>, <i><span style="font-style:italic">A Few Good Men</span></i>). In a career lasting over 60 years, Gelbart is well-known </span></font><span lang="EN">for his Oscar nominated screenplays <i><span style="font-style:italic">Tootsie</span></i> and <i><span style="font-style:italic">Oh, God!</span></i>, as well as his book for the classic Broadway musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” and his role in the creation of the television series <i><span style="font-style:italic">M*A*S*H</span></i>. <b><span style="font-weight: bold">TNT</span></b> and <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Michael Wright</span></b>, Senior Vice President of Content Creation for TNT, TBS and TCM </span>will receive the <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Award of Honor</span></b>, given each year to a person, group or institution whose efforts have had a meaningful impact on writers in our culture. The award will be presented by Emmy nominee <b><span style="font-weight:bold">James Duff</span></b>, creator, writer and executive producer of “The Closer,” in acknowledgement of the original programming aired by TNT shows such as “Saving Grace,” “The Closer” and this year’s “Raising the Bar.”<span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The evening’s <b><span style="font-weight:bold">First Amendment Award</span></b>, given to men and women who have taken a stand on behalf of the right to free expression, even at possible risk to their careers, including the right to be fairly compensated for their work, will be presented to the <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Writers Guild of America, West. </span></b>The award will be accepted by <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Patric M. Verrone</span></b>, President of the WGA, West and <b><span style="font-weight:bold">John F. Bowman</span></b>, WGA 2007-2008 Negotiating Committee Chair.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">PEN <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>’s <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Freedom to Write Award </span></b>will be given <i><span style="font-style:italic">in absentia</span></i> to Mynamar journalist, poet and pro-democracy activist <b><span style="font-weight:bold">U Win Tin</span></b> who, largely through the efforts of International PEN, was recently released after nineteen years in prison<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Serving as Master of Ceremonies for this year’s event will be Emmy-winning producer and political analyst <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Lawrence O’Donnell. </span></b>Other special guests for this evening include <b><span style="font-weight:bold">John Lesher</span></b>, President of Paramount Film Group, who will present the Screenplay award to Oscar nominee <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Paul Thomas Anderson</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Recipients of the literary awards were chosen by a distinguished panel of writers, editors and journalists. Winners were selected from among more than 500 entries. Each winner will receive a $1000 cash prize presented at the Literary Awards Gala. Past recipients of the Award of Honor and Lifetime Achievement Award include: Jeff Bezos, Robert Shaye, Otis Chandler, HBO, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Ray Bradbury, Walter Mosley, Jane Smiley, Kevin Starr, Gloria Steinem, Robert Towne, Gore Vidal, and Billy Wilder.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold">FULL LIST OF 2008 WINNERS:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -2.0in"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold">Fiction DANIEL ALARCON • </span></font></b><i><span style="font-style:italic">Lost City Radio </span></i>(HarperCollins)<i><span style="font-style:italic"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -2.0in"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold">Creative Nonfiction JULIA WHITTY • </span></font></b><i><span style="font-style:italic">The Fragile Edge </span></i>(Houghton Mifflin Company)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -2.0in"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold">Research Nonfiction WILLIAM T. VOLLMAN • </span></font></b><i><span style="font-style:italic">Poor People </span></i>(Harper Perennial)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -2.0in"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold">Poetry JUAN FELIPE HERRERA • </span></font></b><i><span style="font-style:italic">187 Reasons Mexicanos Can’t Cross the Border </span></i>(City Lights Publishers)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -2.0in"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold">Children’s Literature RON KOERTGE • </span></font></b><i><span style="font-style:italic">Strays </span></i>(Candlewick Press)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -2.0in"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold">Translation DONALD REVELL • </span></font></b><i><span style="font-style:italic">A Season in Hell </span></i>by Arthur Rimbaud<i><span style="font-style:italic"> </span></i>(Omnidawn Publishing)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -2.0in"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold">Journalism <span style="text-transform:uppercase">Jesse Katz </span>• </span></font></b>“The Test of Their Lives”<i><span style="font-style:italic"> </span></i>(<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><i><span style="font-style:italic">Los Angeles</span></i></st1:city></st1:place><i><span style="font-style:italic"> Magazine</span></i>) <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -2.0in"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold">Drama <span style="text-transform:uppercase">Shem bitterman </span>• </span></font></b><i><span style="font-style:italic">Harm’s Way </span></i>(Circus Theatricals Foundation)<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -2.0in"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold">Teleplay <span style="text-transform:uppercase">terence winter </span>• </span></font></b><i><span style="font-style:italic">The Sopranos: The Second Coming </span></i>(HBO)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -2.0in"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-weight:bold">Screenplay PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON • </span></font></b><i><span style="font-style:italic">There Will Be Blood </span></i>(<st1:place w:st="on">Paramount</st1:place> Vantage)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold">ABOUT PEN <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold">PEN USA</span></font></b> is a non-profit Los Angeles-based membership organization of professional writers, the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> center for the organization International PEN for those American writers living west of the <st1:place w:st="on">Mississippi River</st1:place>. Its members are connected by the goals of building interest in the written word and defending writers worldwide by protecting freedom of expression. Among its many contributions to the literary world, PEN USA’s <b><span style="font-weight: bold">Emerging Voices</span></b> program awards fellowships to promising writers from underserved communities and provides them with an intensive eight-month program of workshops, classes, seminars and individual mentorships. 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