The PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel honors a work of exceptional merit by an author who has not previously published a full-length book of fiction. More

The PEN/Edward and Lily Tuck Prize for Paraguayan Literature is meant to assist with the translation of Paraguayan literature from Spanish or Guarani into English. More

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 America and the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater awards an American playwright in mid-career with an outstanding voice working indisputably at the highest level of achievement. More

The honorary PEN/Mike Nichols Writing for Performance Award confers a prize of $25,000 to a writer whose work exemplifies excellence and influence in the world of theater, television, or… More