Called by The New York Times “The Blue Collar PEN,” PEN Oakland invites you to join us for the 34th Annual PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Literary Awards.
The PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Awards, named for the late poet and Professor at the University of California at Berkeley, were created to provide recognition for outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of America’s diverse literary community. In addition there is an Adelle Foley Award, a Reginald Martin Award for Excellence in Criticism, and a Reginald Lockett Lifetime Achievement Award.