Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Elmore Leonard to receive lifetime achievement award from PEN USA Tonight
Elmore will receive PEN USA’s Lifetime Achievement Award tonight at The 19th Annual Literary Awards Festival, known as LitFest. PEN USA is the Los Angeles-based professional writers organization, the division of PEN International representing writers west of the Mississippi.
Elmore’s award will be presented by his good friend, legendary film producer, Walter Mirisch. LitFest prizes go to ten writers for outstanding work in 10 separate genres.
Past recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award include: Ray Bradbury, Woody Allen, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Betty Friedan, Larry Gelbart, Vaclav Havel, Walter Mosley, Christopher Isherwood, Neil Simon, Jane Smiley, Robert Towne, Billy Wilder and Gore Vidal.
Tickets, which are discounted for members, are also available to the public, as the event serves as a fundraiser for the nonprofit organization.
