2019 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers
The PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers recognizes 12 emerging fiction writers each year for their debut short story More
Breakout Novelist Tommy Orange Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for There There
Critically-acclaimed debut author Tommy Orange is the winner of the 2019 PEN/Hemingway Award for his novel There There (Knopf), PEN America announced today. More
Winners’ Speeches from the 2019 Literary Awards Ceremony
Watch videos and read transcripts of the 2019 PEN America Literary Award winners' acceptance speeches. More
Debut Writers, Women Sweep Up 2019 PEN America Literary Awards
“Rather than a traditional celebration of achievement, PEN America’s juried awards probe the depths of the contemporary canon to identify and elevate essential voices and bring them to the… More
The 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Winners
PEN America is thrilled to announce the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards winners. More
Jackie MacMullan at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony
Jackie MacMullan was awarded the PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Literary Awards Ceremony. Watch her speech and read the transcript. More
Jonah Mixon-Webster at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony
Jonah Mixon-Webster was awarded the PEN/Osterweil Award for Poetry at the 2019 Awards Ceremony. Watch his speech and read the transcript. More
Kenneth Lonergan at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony
Kenneth Lonergan was awarded the PEN/Mike Nichols Award at the 2019 Literary Awards Ceremony. Watch his speech and read the transcript below. More
Larissa FastHorse at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony
Larissa FastHorse was awarded the PEN/Laura Pels Award at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony. Watch her speech and read the transcript. More
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