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PEN America is honored to announce the longlists for the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards. These authors are committed to…
“With the generous support of the Bingham family, we are able to honor the promising and ambitious works of exemplary…
PEN America is honored to announce the finalists for the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards.
PEN America is honored to announce the longlists for the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards.
PEN America is honored to announce the longlists for the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards.
New PEN Award recognizes twelve emerging fiction writers for their debut short story published in a literary magazine or cultural…
NEW YORK—PEN American Center this week announced the longlists for the 2016 PEN Literary Awards, which include works by literary…
PEN America is honored to announce the longlists for the 2024 PEN America Literary Awards.
