Award Archive
PEN/Faulkner Award Winners
Browse PEN/Faulkner 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/Faulkner Award winning books across major categories.
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez
Jimenez, Claire
The Book of Goose
Li, Yiyun
The Wrong End of the Telescope
Alameddine, Rabih
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
Philyaw, Deesha
Sea Monsters
Aridjis, Chloe
Call Me Zebra
Van Der Vliet Oloomi, Azareen
PEN/Faulkner Award Winners by Year
Each year page shows the full PEN/Faulkner Award results for that year, grouped by category.
PEN/Faulkner Award Categories
Browse PEN/Faulkner Award categories including Novel, First Novel, Paperback Original, and more.
How to Use This Page
- Start with a year if you want the full PEN/Faulkner Award results for that year, including winners and nominees in every category.
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Popular PEN/Faulkner Award Winners and Categories
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2024 PEN/Faulkner Award Winners
Best for readers who want the latest full winner and nominee list grouped by category.
PEN/Faulkner Award – Fiction
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