PEN America Prison Writing Award Winners: 2021
Perhaps now, more than ever, the work of this contest is needed: to help melt calcified perceptions of who is incarcerated, to uplift the incredible literary voices stifled by… More
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/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 America Prison Writing Award Winners: 2020
Perhaps now, more than ever, the work of this contest is needed: to help melt calcified perceptions of who is incarcerated, to uplift the incredible literary voices stifled by… More
PEN/Jean Stein Book Award
The PEN/Jean Stein Book Award is an annual award which recognizes a book-length work of any genre for its originality, merit, and impact. More
PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature
The PEN/Nabokov Award is conferred annually to a living author whose body of work—either written in or translated into English—represents the highest level of achievement in fiction, nonfiction, poetry,… 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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