PEN America Literary Awards Submissions
Submissions for the 2024 PEN America Literary Awards are open from June 1, 2023 through August 1, 2023. More
Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Grant Winners
PEN America is delighted to announce the 2022 literary grant winners. More
Announcing the 2022 PEN America Literary Grant Winners
PEN America is delighted to announce the 2022 literary grant winners. More
Announcing the 2021 PEN America Literary Grant Winners
PEN America is delighted to announce the 2021 grant winners. These grants support writers and translators of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s literature, oral history, and more. More
Lasker Foundation and Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation Publish Book of Essays by Young Scientists
“These essays reflect the altruism of senior scientists as they guide younger men and women in the field and the power of mentorship in helping trainees define their endeavors… More
PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection
The PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry is given to a poet whose distinguished and growing body of work to date represents a notable and accomplished presence in American literature. 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
PEN America to Honor Sandra Cisneros for Achievement in International Literature at February 26 Ceremony In New York
"A focus on cross-cultural dialogue, translation, and international literature has long been at the heart of PEN America's Literary Awards program, and it is especially fitting that a binational… More
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
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