WinnerChristopher Hitchens, Arguably (Twelve)The PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for Art of the Essay aims to preserve the dignity and esteem that the essay form imparts to literature. The winner receives a cash award… More

WinnersThe PEN Translation Fund was established in the summer of 2003 by a gift of $730,000 from an anonymous donor in response to the dismayingly low number of literary… More

WinnerMargaret Sayers PedenThe PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation is given every three years to a translator whose career has demonstrated a commitment to excellence through the body of his… More

WinnerBill Johnston, Stone Upon Stone by Wiesław MyśliwskiThe PEN Translation Prize is awarded to book-length translations from any language into English. The prize has been supported since 1963 in recognition of the… More

WinnerDelfina Acosta, Versos de Amor y de LocuraThe PEN/Edward and Lily Tuck Prize for Paraguayan Literature has been established by a $100,000 grant from Lily Tuck to assist with… More

WinnerJen Hofer, Negro Marfil / Ivory Black by Myriam MosconaThe PEN Award for Poetry in Translation recognizes book-length translations of poetry from any language into English published in the… More

WinnerToi DerricotteThe PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry, established by a bequest from Hunce Voelcker, this award is given to a poet whose distinguished and growing body of work to date… More

WinnerPatricia C. McKissack, Never ForgottenThe PEN/Steven Kroll Award for Picture Book Writing was established in memory of Steven Kroll to acknowledge the distinct literary contributions of picture book writers. Kroll,… More

WinnerSarah Dooley, Free VerseThe PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship, established in 2001, provides a writer with a measure of financial sustenance in order to make possible an extended period… More

WinnerSiddhartha Deb, The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New IndiaThe PEN Open Book Award was created by PEN American Center’s Open Book Committee, a group committed to… More