PEN Open Book Award
The PEN Open Book Award invites submissions of book-length writings by authors of color, published in the United States during the current calendar year. More
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection
The PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection honors an exceptionally talented fiction writer whose debut book represents distinguished literary achievement and suggests great promise. More
PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
The PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay aims to preserve the dignity and esteem that the essay form imparts to literature. More
PEN Translation Prize
The PEN Translation Prize invites submissions of book-length translations from any language into English published during the current calendar year. More
PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
The $3,000 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation recognizes book-length translations of poetry from any language into English. More
PEN/Nora Magid Award for Magazine Editing
The PEN/Nora Magid Award for Magazine Editing honors a magazine editor who has greatly contributed to the excellence of the publication he or she edits. More
PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography
The PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography is awarded for excellence in the art of biography. More
PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award celebrates literary excellence on the subject of the physical or biological sciences. More
PEN America Literary Awards Submissions
Submissions for the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards will be accepted from June 15, 2020 through August 15, 2020. More
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