PEN American Center Names Shawn Vestal Winner of Prestigious Bingham Prize
PEN American Center conferred the 2014 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Award for Debut Fiction on Shawn Vestal for 'Godforsaken Idaho.' More
Future Fiction of America
In the spirit of celebrating the honorees for this year’s PEN Literary Awards on September 29th, we’re holding a contest for best book title. More
PEN Announces 2014 Translation Fund Winners
From a field of 120 applicants, the Fund’s Advisory Board has selected fifteen projects for funding. More
James Wolcott and Frank Bidart Among 2014 PEN American Winners
The poet Frank Bidart, the critic James Wolcott and the playwright David Rabe are among the winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards, announced today by the PEN/American Center.… More
Winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards
Poet Frank Bidart, cultural critic James Wolcott and playwright David Rabe are among the winners of PEN Literary Awards announced this morning in New York. The prizes from the… More
Congratulations to James Wolcott, Winner of the PEN Literary Award for His Essay Collection Critical Mass
James Wolcott, one of Vanity Fair’s most esteemed contributing editors, was today named the winner of the 2014 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for his essay collection Critical Mass, published by Doubleday… More
PEN Literary Award Winners Announced
The 2014 PEN Literary Awards were announced Wednesday, with playwright David Rabe and critic James Wolcott among the winners. More
2014 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for an American Playwright in Mid-Career
WinnerDonald MarguliesThe PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Awards recognize three playwrights for the following honors: a specially commissioned art object will be presented to a master American dramatist,… More
2014 Literary Award Winners
View the 2014 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony Program herePEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut FictionGodforsaken Idaho (Little A/New Harvest), Shawn VestalPEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American FictionLouise ErdrichPEN/Bellwether… More
Shortlists Announced for the 2014 PEN Literary Awards
PEN has announced the shortlisted titles for its nine book awards, spanning fiction, essays, science writing, biography, sports writing, translation, and children's books. More
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