“We owe a special thanks to our dedicated judges who demonstrate their critical acumen and discerning tastes in choosing such accomplished work each year from an ever-growing number of submissions..”
—Peter Godwin, President, PEN American Center
PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, Founded by Barbara Kingsolver ($25,000): To an author of an unpublished novel that addresses issues of social justice. The prize also includes a publishing contract with Algonquin Books.
JUDGES: Terry McMillan, Nancy Pearl, Kathy Pories
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize ($25,000): To an author whose debut work—a first novel or collection of short stories published in 2013—represents distinguished literary achievement and suggests great promise.
JUDGES: Charles Bock, Jonathan Dee, Fiona Maazel, and Karen Shepard
PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay ($10,000): For a book of essays published in 2013 that exemplifies the dignity and esteem that the essay form imparts to literature.
JUDGES: Geoff Dyer, Stanley Fish, Ariel Levy, and Cheryl Strayed
PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award ($10,000): For a book of literary nonfiction on the subject of the physical or biological sciences published in 2013.
JUDGES: Akiko Busch, Rivka Galchen, and Eileen Pollack
PEN Open Book Award ($5,000): For an exceptional book-length work of literature by an author of color published in 2013.
JUDGES: Catherine Chung, Randa Jarrar, and Monica Youn
PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography ($5,000): For a distinguished biography published in 2013.
JUDGES: James Atlas, Lisa Cohen, and Wendy Gimbel
PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing ($5,000): To honor a nonfiction book on the subject of sports published in 2013.
JUDGES: Joel Drucker, Chad Harbach, and Jackie MacMullan
PEN/Steven Kroll Award for Picture Book Writing ($5,000): To a writer for an exceptional story illustrated in a picture book published in 2013.
JUDGES: Mac Barnett, Ted Lewin, and Elizabeth Winthrop
PEN Award for Poetry in Translation ($3,000): For a book-length translation of poetry into English published in 2013.
JUDGE: Kimiko Hahn
PEN Translation Prize ($3,000): For a book-length translation of prose into English published in 2013.
JUDGES: Ann Goldstein, Becka McKay, and Katherine Silver
2014 CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS AND JUDGES
(The following PEN Awards will not have longlists or shortlists announced but are listed below to announce the participation of those authors who are judging the awards. The winners will be announced in July along with all of the winners for the book awards.)
PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction ($25,000): To a distinguished living American author of fiction.
JUDGES: E.L. Doctorow, Edwidge Danticat, and Zadie Smith
PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry ($5,000): To a poet whose distinguished and growing body of work to date represents a notable and accomplished presence in American literature.
JUDGES: Peg Boyers, Toi Derricotte, and Rowan Ricardo Phillips
PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Awards ($7,500 and $2,500): Three awards which honor a Master American Dramatist, American Playwright in Mid-Career, and Emerging American Playwright. This is the inaugural year of the Award for an Emerging American Playwright.
JUDGES: John Lithgow, Elizabeth Streb, and Maria Tucci
PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship ($5,000): To an author of children’s or young-adult fiction, who has published at least two books, to complete a book-length work-in-progress.
JUDGES: Kathi Appelt, Johanna Hurwitz, and Padma Venkatraman
PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing ($5,000): To a writer whose body of work represents an exceptional contribution to the field.
JUDGES: Kostya Kennedy, David Rosenthal, and John Schulian
PEN/Edward and Lily Tuck Award for Paraguayan Literature ($3,000): To a living author of a major work of Paraguayan literature not yet translated into English.
JUDGES: Idra Novey, Yvette Siegert, and Mark Statman
PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants ($2,000-$4,000): To support the translation of book-length works into English.
JUDGES: Esther Allen, Barbara Epler, Sara Khalili, Michael F. Moore*, Lorin Stein, Lauren Wein (*Voting Chair of the PEN/Heim Translation Fund Advisory Council)
