Debut Writers, Women Sweep Up 2019 PEN America Literary Awards
“Rather than a traditional celebration of achievement, PEN America’s juried awards probe the depths of the contemporary canon to identify and elevate essential voices and bring them to the… More
The 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Winners
PEN America is thrilled to announce the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards winners. More
PEN America Launches PEN/Mike Nichols Award to Honor Year’s Best Writing for Performance
“The Literary Awards program is one of PEN America’s crown jewels,” said PEN America President Jennifer Egan. “With more and more writers working powerfully across genres, it’s a special joy… More
2019 PEN/Mike Nichols Writing for Performance Award
The PEN/Mike Nichols Writing for Performance Award will honor the year’s best writing for performance with a prize of $25,000. More
2018 PEN/Jean Stein Grant for Literary Oral History
The PEN/Jean Stein Grant recognizes a literary work of nonfiction that uses oral history to illuminate an event, individual, place, or movement. More
PEN America to Honor Sandra Cisneros for Achievement in International Literature at February 26 Ceremony In New York
"A focus on cross-cultural dialogue, translation, and international literature has long been at the heart of PEN America's Literary Awards program, and it is especially fitting that a binational… More
2019 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award
PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater honorees are writers working indisputably at the highest level of achievement in drama. More
PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing
The PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement award recognizes a lifetime of writing about sports and its dimensions with keen knowledge and insight. More
PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry
The PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry recognizes the high literary character of the published work to date of a new and emerging American poet. More
2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature
The PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature is conferred to an author whose work represents the highest level of literary achievement. More
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