The PEN/FUSION Emerging Writers Prize is an annual award that recognizes a promising young writer of an unpublished work of nonfiction that addresses a global and/or multicultural issue.
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Eligibility and Submissions
Deadline
This award is no longer offered.
Who is eligible
- An applicant must be a writer under the age of 35
- The applicant must have had at least one prior publication (articles, essays, op-eds) in a national magazine or journal.
- The manuscript submission must be an original, previously unpublished work of nonfiction (essay, memoir, general nonfiction, etc.), written by one person, in English, ranging word length from 8,000 to 80,000.
- Submitted manuscripts may not be under consideration by any publisher during the judging period. Applicants will be notified immediately when manuscripts are no longer under consideration at which time applicants will be free to submit the work elsewhere for consideration.
How to apply
c. The applicant’s resume or CV that provides a history of past publishing experience for PEN staff to review for eligibility.
d. The 8,000 to 80,000 word manuscript. Please remove any names or identifying information from the manuscript pages, as the award judges will read anonymously.
For any questions, please write to [email protected]