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2019 PEN/Faulkner Award Winners

Browse the 2019 PEN/Faulkner Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

PEN/Faulkner Award Awarded by PEN/Faulkner Foundation 1 category shown

Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2019 PEN/Faulkner Award Fiction category.

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Winner

Call Me Zebra

Van Der Vliet Oloomi, Azareen

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2018 2019 PEN/Faulkner Award winner

Finalist

Don't Skip Out on Me

Vlautin, Willy

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2018 2019 PEN/Faulkner Award finalist

Finalist

Love War Stories

Rodriguez, Ivelisse

Standalone · Literary

Jul-2018 2019 PEN/Faulkner Award finalist

Finalist

The Overstory

Powers, Richard

Standalone · Literary

Apr-2018 2019 PEN/Faulkner Award finalist

Finalist

Tomb of the Unknown Racist

Boyd, Blanche Mccrary

Standalone · Literary

May-2018 2019 PEN/Faulkner Award finalist

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