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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

2019 PEN/Hemingway Award winner There There by Tommy Orange

Breakout Novelist Tommy Orange Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for There There

Press ReleaseMarch 19, 2019

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

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2019 PEN/Hemingway Award Ceremony

Sunday, April 7, 2019 | 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
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Winners’ Speeches from the 2019 Literary Awards Ceremony

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Watch videos and read transcripts of the 2019 PEN America Literary Award winners' acceptance speeches. More

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Debut Writers, Women Sweep Up 2019 PEN America Literary Awards

Press ReleaseFebruary 26, 2019

“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

PEN America Literary Awards winner Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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 Awards Ceremony

Jackie MacMullan at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

TranscriptFebruary 26, 2019

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 Awards Ceremony

Jonah Mixon-Webster at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

TranscriptFebruary 26, 2019

Jonah Mixon-Webster was awarded the PEN/Osterweil Award for Poetry at the 2019 Awards Ceremony. Watch his speech and read the transcript. More

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Kenneth Lonergan at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

TranscriptFebruary 26, 2019

Kenneth Lonergan was awarded the PEN/Mike Nichols Award at the 2019 Literary Awards Ceremony. Watch his speech and read the transcript below. More

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Larissa FastHorse at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

TranscriptFebruary 26, 2019

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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