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PEN/Jean Stein Book Award

January 01, 1970

PEN/Jean Stein Book Award is awarded by the PEN America to honor a "a book-length work of any genre for its originality, merit, and impact". The award of $75,000 is one of the richest prizes given by the PEN American Center. It was first awarded in 2017.

The award is one of many PEN awards sponsored by International PEN affiliates in more than 145 PEN centers around the world. The PEN American Center awards have been characterized as being among the "major" American literary prizes.[1]

Winners and finalists edit

Previous winners and finalists[2]
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2017 Hisham Matar The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between Winner [3][4][5]
Teju Cole Known and Strange Things Finalist [6]
Tyehimba Jess Olio
Jane Mayer Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
Colson Whitehead The Underground Railroad
2018 Layli Long Soldier Whereas Winner [7][8][9]
Ta-Nehisi Coates We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy Finalist [10]
Hari Kunzru White Tears
Victor LaValle The Changeling
Kevin Young Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News
2019 Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Friday Black Winner [11][12]
Ada Limón The Carrying: Poems Finalist [13]
José Olivarez Citizen Illegal
Richard Powers The Overstory
Tara Westover Educated: A Memoir
2020 Yiyun Li Where Reasons End Winner [14][15][16]
Anne Boyer The Undying Finalist [17][18]
Ilya Kaminsky Deaf Republic: Poems
Rion Amilcar Scott The World Doesn't Require You
Chris Ware Rusty Brown
2021 Ross Gay Be Holding: A Poem Winner [19][20]
Anthony Cody Borderland Apocrypha Finalist [21]
Akwaeke Emezi The Death of Vivek Oji
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore The Freezer Door
Kawai Strong Washburn Sharks in the Time of Saviors: A Novel
2022 Daisy Hernández The Kissing Bug Winner [22][23]
Joy Williams Harrow Finalist [22][24]
Percival Everett The Trees
Dantiel W. Montiz Milk Blood Heat
Carolina de Robertis The President and the Frog
2023 Percival Everett Dr. No Winner [25]
Nick Drnaso Acting Class Finalist [26]
Bernadette Mayer Milkweed Smithereens
Noor Naga If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
Sofia Samatar The White Mosque

References edit

  1. ^ Alfred Bendixen (2005). "Literary Prizes and Awards". The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 689. from the original on February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Past Winners". PEN American Center. from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Hisham Matar Takes $75,000 Prize for Book of the Year at Reimagined PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony". PEN America. March 28, 2017. from the original on February 28, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  4. ^ Maher, John (March 27, 2017). "At PEN Awards, A Scaled-Up Atmosphere and Political Bent". Publishers Weekly. from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Awards: PEN Literary; BTBA Longlists; Christophers". Shelf Awareness. March 29, 2017. from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Italie, Hillel (January 18, 2017). "Colson Whitehead is a finalist for $75,000 PEN America award". AP NEWS. from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  7. ^ Maher, John (February 21, 2018). "Long Soldier, Zhang, Le Guin Win At 2018 PEN Literary Awards". Publishers Weekly. from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "Awards: PEN America Literary; L.A. Times Book FInalists". Shelf Awareness. February 22, 2018. from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "The 2018 PEN America Literary Awards Winners". PEN America. February 20, 2018. from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  10. ^ Porter Anderson (January 31, 2018). "Industry Notes: PEN America's Finalists". Publishing Perspectives. from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "PEN America Literary Award Winners Honored". Shelf Awareness. February 27, 2019. from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  12. ^ Maher, John (February 27, 2019). "'Daring Works' Fêted at 2019 PEN America Literary Awards". Publishers Weekly. from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "Announcing the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists". PEN America. January 15, 2019. from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  14. ^ "Yiyun Li receives PEN/Jean Stein Book Award for originality, merit and impact". Princeton University. March 3, 2020. from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  15. ^ Reid, Calvin (March 4, 2020). "Writers Li, Lok, de Waal Win Big at PEN Lit Awards". Publishers Weekly. from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  16. ^ "PEN America Literary Award Winners Honored". Shelf Awareness. March 4, 2020. from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  17. ^ "PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Finalists Include Anne Boyer and Ilya Kaminsky". Poetry Foundation. from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  18. ^ "PEN America 2020 Awards Shortlists Announced". Publishers Weekly. January 29, 2020. from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  19. ^ "PEN America Literary Award Winners Honored". Shelf Awareness. April 9, 2021. from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  20. ^ Reid, Calvin (April 8, 2021). "Gay, Wang, Ehrenreich, Hartman Win at 2021 PEN Lit Awards". Publishers Weekly. from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  21. ^ "Announcing the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists". PEN America. February 10, 2021. from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  22. ^ a b Smith, Eliza (March 1, 2022). "Here are the winners of the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards". Literary Hub. from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  23. ^ Stewart, Sophia (March 1, 2022). "Hernández, Choi, Renkl, Peters, and Miles Win 2022 PEN Lit Awards". Publishers Weekly. from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  24. ^ Stewart, Sophia (January 26, 2022). "PEN America Announces Finalists for 2022 Literary Awards". Publishers Weekly. from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  25. ^ Schaub, Michael (March 3, 2023). "PEN Award Winners Announced". Kirkus Reviews. from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  26. ^ "Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists". PEN America. February 15, 2023. from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.

External links edit

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January 01, 1970
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PEN Jean Stein Book Award is awarded by the PEN America to honor a a book length work of any genre for its originality merit and impact The award of 75 000 is one of the richest prizes given by the PEN American Center It was first awarded in 2017 The award is one of many PEN awards sponsored by International PEN affiliates in more than 145 PEN centers around the world The PEN American Center awards have been characterized as being among the major American literary prizes 1 Winners and finalists editPrevious winners and finalists 2 Year Author Title Result Ref 2017 Hisham Matar The Return Fathers Sons and the Land in Between Winner 3 4 5 Teju Cole Known and Strange Things Finalist 6 Tyehimba Jess Olio Jane Mayer Dark Money The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right Colson Whitehead The Underground Railroad 2018 Layli Long Soldier Whereas Winner 7 8 9 Ta Nehisi Coates We Were Eight Years in Power An American Tragedy Finalist 10 Hari Kunzru White Tears Victor LaValle The Changeling Kevin Young Bunk The Rise of Hoaxes Humbug Plagiarists Phonies Post Facts and Fake News 2019 Nana Kwame Adjei Brenyah Friday Black Winner 11 12 Ada Limon The Carrying Poems Finalist 13 Jose Olivarez Citizen Illegal Richard Powers The Overstory Tara Westover Educated A Memoir 2020 Yiyun Li Where Reasons End Winner 14 15 16 Anne Boyer The Undying Finalist 17 18 Ilya Kaminsky Deaf Republic Poems Rion Amilcar Scott The World Doesn t Require You Chris Ware Rusty Brown 2021 Ross Gay Be Holding A Poem Winner 19 20 Anthony Cody Borderland Apocrypha Finalist 21 Akwaeke Emezi The Death of Vivek Oji Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore The Freezer Door Kawai Strong Washburn Sharks in the Time of Saviors A Novel 2022 Daisy Hernandez The Kissing Bug Winner 22 23 Joy Williams Harrow Finalist 22 24 Percival Everett The Trees Dantiel W Montiz Milk Blood Heat Carolina de Robertis The President and the Frog 2023 Percival Everett Dr No Winner 25 Nick Drnaso Acting Class Finalist 26 Bernadette Mayer Milkweed Smithereens Noor Naga If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English Sofia Samatar The White MosqueReferences edit Alfred Bendixen 2005 Literary Prizes and Awards The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature Continuum International Publishing Group p 689 Archived from the original on February 24 2023 Retrieved February 21 2018 Past Winners PEN American Center Archived from the original on February 22 2018 Retrieved February 21 2018 Hisham Matar Takes 75 000 Prize for Book of the Year at Reimagined PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony PEN America March 28 2017 Archived from the original on February 28 2019 Retrieved January 30 2022 Maher John March 27 2017 At PEN Awards A Scaled Up Atmosphere and Political Bent Publishers Weekly Archived from the original on December 6 2022 Retrieved March 6 2023 Awards PEN Literary BTBA Longlists Christophers Shelf Awareness March 29 2017 Archived from the original on December 24 2022 Retrieved March 6 2023 Italie Hillel January 18 2017 Colson Whitehead is a finalist for 75 000 PEN America award AP NEWS Archived from the original on January 30 2022 Retrieved January 30 2022 Maher John February 21 2018 Long Soldier Zhang Le Guin Win At 2018 PEN Literary Awards Publishers Weekly Archived from the original on February 22 2018 Retrieved March 5 2023 Awards PEN America Literary L A Times Book FInalists Shelf Awareness February 22 2018 Archived from the original on October 1 2022 Retrieved March 6 2023 The 2018 PEN America Literary Awards Winners PEN America February 20 2018 Archived from the original on February 21 2018 Retrieved February 21 2018 Porter Anderson January 31 2018 Industry Notes PEN America s Finalists Publishing Perspectives Archived from the original on February 22 2018 Retrieved February 21 2018 PEN America Literary Award Winners Honored Shelf Awareness February 27 2019 Archived from the original on December 26 2022 Retrieved March 6 2023 Maher John February 27 2019 Daring Works Feted at 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Publishers Weekly Archived from the original on September 24 2022 Retrieved March 6 2023 Announcing the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists PEN America January 15 2019 Archived from the original on October 30 2019 Retrieved February 23 2019 Yiyun Li receives PEN Jean Stein Book Award for originality merit and impact Princeton University March 3 2020 Archived from the original on March 9 2020 Retrieved March 9 2020 Reid Calvin March 4 2020 Writers Li Lok de Waal Win Big at PEN Lit Awards Publishers Weekly Archived from the original on December 6 2022 Retrieved March 6 2023 PEN America Literary Award Winners Honored Shelf Awareness March 4 2020 Archived from the original on August 19 2022 Retrieved March 6 2023 PEN Jean Stein Book Award Finalists Include Anne Boyer and Ilya Kaminsky Poetry Foundation Archived from the original on March 6 2023 Retrieved March 9 2020 PEN America 2020 Awards Shortlists Announced Publishers Weekly January 29 2020 Archived from the original on July 3 2022 Retrieved March 6 2023 PEN America Literary Award Winners Honored Shelf Awareness April 9 2021 Archived from the original on December 25 2022 Retrieved March 6 2023 Reid Calvin April 8 2021 Gay Wang Ehrenreich Hartman Win at 2021 PEN Lit Awards Publishers Weekly Archived from the original on December 5 2022 Retrieved March 6 2023 Announcing the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists PEN America February 10 2021 Archived from the original on February 14 2021 Retrieved February 14 2021 a b Smith Eliza March 1 2022 Here are the winners of the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards Literary Hub Archived from the original on March 3 2022 Retrieved March 4 2022 Stewart Sophia March 1 2022 Hernandez Choi Renkl Peters and Miles Win 2022 PEN Lit Awards Publishers Weekly Archived from the original on November 30 2022 Retrieved March 6 2023 Stewart Sophia January 26 2022 PEN America Announces Finalists for 2022 Literary Awards Publishers Weekly Archived from the original on December 5 2022 Retrieved March 6 2023 Schaub Michael March 3 2023 PEN Award Winners Announced Kirkus Reviews Archived from the original on March 6 2023 Retrieved March 6 2023 Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists PEN America February 15 2023 Archived from the original on February 20 2023 Retrieved February 20 2023 External links editPEN America PEN Jean Stein Book Award Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title PEN Jean Stein Book Award amp oldid 1212296577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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