Announcing the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Career Achievement Winners
The PEN America Literary Awards Program is honored to announce the 2021 career achievement award winners. More
PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction
The PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction promotes fiction that addresses issues of social justice and the impact of culture and politics. More
PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers
The PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers recognizes 12 emerging fiction writers each year for their debut short story. More
Announcing the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists
PEN America is honored to announce the finalists for the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards. More
Announcing the 2021 PEN America Literary Grant Winners
PEN America is delighted to announce the 2021 grant winners. These grants support writers and translators of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s literature, oral history, and more. More
Announcing the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists
PEN America is honored to announce the longlists for the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards. These authors are committed to recognizing their contemporaries, from promising debut writers to those… More
Meet the 2021 Literary Awards Judges
PEN America’s 2021 Literary Awards judges join a long tradition of esteemed writers and PEN America members committed to recognizing their contemporaries. More
PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection
The PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry is given to a poet whose distinguished and growing body of work to date represents a notable and accomplished presence in American literature. More
PEN/Ralph Manheim Award for Translation
The PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation is given every three years to a translator whose career has demonstrated a commitment to excellence through the body of their work. More
PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers
The PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers recognizes 12 emerging fiction writers each year for their debut short story. More
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