Award Archive

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award Winners

Browse Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award winners and nominees by year, category, and historical archive. Explore the latest winners, past nominees, and major award archive award categories.

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Recent Award Winners

Recent Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award winning books across major categories.

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2015 First Fiction

Elegy on Kinderklavier

Hemenway, Arna Bontemps

Winner · First Fiction

2014 First Fiction

We Need New Names

Bulawayo, Noviolet

Winner · First Fiction

2013 First Fiction

The Yellow Birds

Powers, Kevin

Winner · First Fiction

2012 First Fiction

Open City

Cole, Teju

Winner · First Fiction

2011 First Fiction

The Madonnas of Echo Park

Skyhorse, Brando

Winner · First Fiction

2009 First Fiction

A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living

Dahlie, Michael

Winner · First Fiction

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award Winners by Year

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Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award Categories

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First Fiction

Browse Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

55 results across this category

Fiction

Browse Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

19 results across this category

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2015 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award Winners

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Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award – First Fiction

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Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award – Fiction

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