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PEN Literary Award – Fiction Winners
Browse PEN Literary Award Fiction winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full PEN Literary Award history.
2017
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2017 award year.
2016
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2016 award year.
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2015
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2015 award year.
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2014
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2014 award year.
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2013
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2013 award year.
2012
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2012 award year.
2011
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2011 award year.
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2010
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2010 award year.
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2009
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2009 award year.
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2008
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2008 award year.
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2007
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2007 award year.
2006
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2006 award year.
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2005
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2005 award year.
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2004
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2004 award year.
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2003
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2003 award year.
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2002
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2002 award year.
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2001
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2001 award year.
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2000
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 2000 award year.
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1999
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 1999 award year.
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1998
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 1998 award year.
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1997
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 1997 award year.
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1996
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 1996 award year.
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1995
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 1995 award year.
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1992
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 1992 award year.
1991
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 1991 award year.
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1990
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 1990 award year.
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1989
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 1989 award year.
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1988
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 1988 award year.
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1986
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 1986 award year.
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1985
PEN Literary Award Fiction results for the 1985 award year.
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