PEN/W. G. Sebald Award for a Fiction Writer in Mid-Career

The biennial PEN/W. G. Sebald Award for a Fiction Writer in Mid-Career honored an author who has published at least 3 significant works of literary fiction, either novels or short story collections, with the promise of more to come. The $10,000 prize was established by an anonymous donor to recognize a writer in his or her prime whose powerful and courageous writing honors the legacy of W. G. Sebald. Winners were selected at the discretion of a panel of three judges who represent the rich scope of literary output in contemporary fiction writing. Deliberations were based on internal nomination and informed by letters of nomination. Candidates were nominated only by PEN Members or Awards Judges.