Award Archive
PEN Literary Award Winners
Browse PEN Literary Award winners and nominees by year, category, and historical archive. Explore the latest winners, past nominees, and major award archive award categories.
Recent Award Winners
Recent PEN Literary Award winning books across major categories.
Chemistry
Wang, Weike
Sour Heart
Zhang, Jenny
Black Sheep Boy
Pousson, Martin
Homegoing
Gyasi, Yaa
Insurrections: Stories
Scott, Rion Amilcar
Outrun the Moon
Lee, Stacey
PEN Literary Award Winners by Year
Each year page shows the full PEN Literary Award results for that year, grouped by category.
PEN Literary Award Categories
Browse PEN Literary Award categories including Novel, First Novel, Paperback Original, and more.
Hemingway Award: Debut Fiction
Browse PEN Literary Award Hemingway Award: Debut Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.
Translation
Browse PEN Literary Award Translation winners and nominees across the full archive.
Children/Young Adult
Browse PEN Literary Award Children/Young Adult winners and nominees across the full archive.
Fiction
Browse PEN Literary Award Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.
Open Book
Browse PEN Literary Award Open Book winners and nominees across the full archive.
Bingham Prize: Debut Story Collection
Browse PEN Literary Award Bingham Prize: Debut Story Collection winners and nominees across the full archive.
How to Use This Page
- Start with a year if you want the full PEN Literary Award results for that year, including winners and nominees in every category.
- Start with a category if you want to follow one prize across multiple years.
- Use this hub as the main PEN Literary Award page before drilling into deeper award slices.
Popular PEN Literary Award Winners and Categories
Explore recent winners, major categories, and popular award archives.
2018 PEN Literary Award Winners
Best for readers who want the latest full winner and nominee list grouped by category.
PEN Literary Award – Hemingway Award: Debut Fiction
Best for readers browsing this category across the full award archive.
PEN Literary Award – Translation
Best for readers browsing this category across the full award archive.