Debut Works and Small Presses Dominate PEN America Literary Awards Shortlist
“Our esteemed judges have chosen works by some of the best and brightest authors of our time,” said PEN America Literary Awards Program Director Nadxieli Nieto. More
PEN/ Robert W. Bingham Prize to Celebrate Debut Short Story Collection
“With the generous support of the Bingham family, we are able to honor the promising and ambitious works of exemplary debut short story writers and support them as they… More
Announcing the 2018 PEN/Hemingway Award Winner
PEN America and the esteemed judges Chris Castellani, Geraldine Brooks, and Elizabeth Strout are thrilled to announce that Weike Wang is the winner of the 2018 PEN/Hemingway Award. More
Announcing the 2018 PEN/Hemingway Award Finalists
PEN America and the esteemed judges Chris Castellani, Geraldine Brooks, and Elizabeth Strout are thrilled to announce the 2018 PEN/Hemingway Award finalists. More
from The Mothers
Brit Bennett's THE MOTHERS is a finalist for the 2017 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. Read the first chapter. More
from Hurt People
Cote Smith's HURT PEOPLE is a finalist for the 2017 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. Read the first chapter. More
from Insurrections
I bet if I were to ask him about these old times, he’d deflect with his signature joke, I hated you all equally. More
from We Show What We Have Learned
Clare Beams's WE SHOW WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED is a finalist for the 2017 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. Read the titular story. More
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