{"id":9025,"date":"2026-04-01T16:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/?p=9025"},"modified":"2026-04-03T08:47:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:47:27","slug":"dr-anand-receives-pen-writing-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/2026\/04\/01\/dr-anand-receives-pen-writing-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Anand Receives PEN Writing Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/neurology\/files\/2026\/04\/PEN033126LiteraryAwards410.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"317\" class=\"wp-image-9030 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/files\/2026\/04\/PEN033126LiteraryAwards410.jpeg 2700w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/files\/2026\/04\/PEN033126LiteraryAwards410-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/files\/2026\/04\/PEN033126LiteraryAwards410-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/files\/2026\/04\/PEN033126LiteraryAwards410-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/files\/2026\/04\/PEN033126LiteraryAwards410-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/files\/2026\/04\/PEN033126LiteraryAwards410-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are thrilled to congratulate our colleague, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/profile\/pria-anand-md\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Dr. Pria Anand<\/strong><\/a>, on being awarded the prestigious 2026 PEN\/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. The honor was announced on March 31, 2026, at the 62<sup>nd<\/sup> Annual PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony at Town Hall in New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This prestigious national award recognizes her debut book, <em>The Mind Electric<\/em>, for its &#8220;literary excellence&#8221; and its ability to communicate complex neurological concepts to the public with profound empathy and wit. Out of a highly competitive field, the judges specifically highlighted Dr. Anand\u2019s unique ability to bridge the gap between clinical science and human storytelling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This honor follows Dr. Anand\u2019s recent A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award, further cementing her reputation as both a world-class educator and a leading voice in scientific literature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Congratulations!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to congratulate our colleague, Dr. Pria Anand, on being awarded the prestigious 2026 PEN\/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. The honor was announced on March 31, 2026, at the 62nd Annual PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony at Town Hall in New York City. This prestigious national award recognizes her debut book, The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":935,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2784,2785],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9025"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/935"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9025"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9034,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9025\/revisions\/9034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}