Award category archive

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award – First Fiction Winners

Browse Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award history.

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction Cross-year archive

2015

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2015 award year.

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Winner

Elegy on Kinderklavier

Hemenway, Arna Bontemps

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2014 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

Finalist

For Today I Am a Boy

Fu, Kim

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2014 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

Honorable Mention

Man V. Nature: Stories

Cook, Diane

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2014 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

Honorable Mention

Marine Park: Stories

Chiusano, Mark

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2014 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

Finalist

Preparation for the Next Life

Lish, Atticus

Standalone · Psychological Suspense

Nov-2014 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

2014

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2014 award year.

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Winner

We Need New Names

Bulawayo, Noviolet

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2013 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

Honorable Mention

Damn Love

Beach-Ferrara, Jasmine

Standalone · Christian

Jun-2013 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

Finalist

The Old Priest

Wallace, Anthony

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2013 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

Honorable Mention

The Peripatetic Coffin and Other Stories

Rutherford, Ethan

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2013 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

Finalist

The Residue Years

Jackson, Mitchell S.

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2013 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

2013

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2013 award year.

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Winner

The Yellow Birds

Powers, Kevin

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2012 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

Honorable Mention

As It Is on Earth

Wheelwright, Peter

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2012 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

Finalist

A Partial History of Lost Causes

DuBois, Jennifer

Standalone · Literary

Mar-2012 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

2012

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2012 award year.

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Winner

Open City

Cole, Teju

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2011 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

Honorable Mention

Accidental Birds of the Carolinas

Hudson, Marjorie

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2011 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

Finalist

The Submission

Waldman, Amy

Standalone · Literary

Aug-2011 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

Finalist

We Are Taking Only What We Need

Watts, Stephanie Powell

Standalone · General Fiction

Dec-2011 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

2011

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2011 award year.

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Winner

The Madonnas of Echo Park

Skyhorse, Brando

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2010 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

Honorable Mention

Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self

Evans, Danielle

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2010 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

Finalist

Death Is Not an Option

Rivecca, Suzanne

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2010 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

Finalist

Vida

Engel, Patricia

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2010 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

2010

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2010 award year.

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Finalist

Cutting for Stone

Verghese, Abraham

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2009 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

Honorable Mention

Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing

Peelle, Lydia

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2009 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

2009

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2009 award year.

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Winner

A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living

Dahlie, Michael

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2008 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

Honorable Mention

Alive in Necropolis

Dorst, Doug

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2008 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

Finalist

Personal Days

Park, Ed

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2008 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

Honorable Mention

The Silver Linings Playbook

Quick, Matthew

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2008 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

2008

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2008 award year.

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Winner

Then We Came to the End

Ferris, Joshua

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2007 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

Honorable Mention

Migration Patterns: Stories

Schanbacher, Gary

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2007 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

Honorable Mention

The Pale of Settlement

Singer, Margot

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2007 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

Finalist

Twenty Grand: and Other Tales of Love and Money

Curtis, Rebecca

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2007 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

2007

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2007 award year.

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Winner

Brief Encounters with Che Guevara

Fountain, Ben

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2006 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

Finalist

Icebergs

Johns, Rebecca

Standalone · Historical

Feb-2007 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

Honorable Mention

A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines

Levin, Janna

Standalone · Historical

Sep-2006 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

Honorable Mention

Special Topics in Calamity Physics

Pessl, Marisha

Standalone · Suspense

Aug-2006 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

2006

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2006 award year.

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Winner

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

Li, Yiyun

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2005 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

Finalist

The Thin Tear in the Fabric of Space

Trevor, Douglas

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2005 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

Honorable Mention

Waterloo

Olsson, Karen

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2005 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

2005

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2005 award year.

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Winner

GraceLand

Abani, Chris

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2004 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

Honorable Mention

Animal Crackers: Stories

Tinti, Hannah

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2004 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

Finalist

Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You

Drummond, Laurie Lynn

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2004 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

Honorable Mention

The Kiss of the Prison Dancer

Richard, Jerome

Standalone · Suspense

May-2004 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

Finalist

Madras on Rainy Days

Ali, Samina

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2004 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

2004

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2004 award year.

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Winner

Mrs. Kimble

Haigh, Jennifer

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2003 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

Finalist

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere

Packer, Z.Z.

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2004 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

Honorable Mention

The Interpreter

Kim, Suki

Standalone · Suspense

Feb-2003 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction honorable mention

Finalist

Night Journey

Kalam, Murad

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2003 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

2003

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2003 award year.

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Winner

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apt. 3W

Brownstein, Gabriel

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2002 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

2002

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2002 award year.

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Winner

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apt. 3W

Brownstein, Gabriel

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2002 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

2001

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2001 award year.

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Winner

Mary and O'Neil

Cronin, Justin

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2001 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

Nominee

The Bostons

Cooke, Carolyn

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2001 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction nominee

Finalist

The Death of Vishnu

Suri, Manil

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2001 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction finalist

2000

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction results for the 2000 award year.

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Winner

An Obedient Father

Sharma, Akhil

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2000 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction winner

Nominee

Moth Smoke

Hamid, Mohsin

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2000 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction nominee

Nominee

Scar Vegas: And Other Stories

Paine, Tom

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2000 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award First Fiction nominee

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