PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing explained

The PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing was awarded by the PEN America (formerly PEN American Center) to honor "a nonfiction book about sports."[1] The award was established in 2010 and is awarded to a title that is "biographical, investigative, historical, or analytical" in nature.[2] [3] Judges have included Robert Lipsyte, Tim O'Brien, and Susan Orlean. In June 2019 ESPN announced it would no longer partner with PEN. The awards have not been rebooted by PEN as of April 2021.

Presented in conjunction is the PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing. This award is given to an American or U.S.-based writer to honor "their body of work and long-term contributions to the field of literary sports writing."[4] [5] The award was established in 2011 and includes an honorarium of .[6] Candidates are nominated by PEN Members.

The award is one of many PEN awards sponsored by International PEN affiliates in over 145 PEN centers around the world. The PEN American Center awards have been characterized as being among the "major" American literary prizes.[7]

Award winners

YearCategoryWriterTitleRef.
2010Lifetime Achievement Award
Literary Sports Writing
2011Lifetime Achievement Award[8] [9] [10]
Literary Sports WritingPlay Their Hearts Out
2012Lifetime Achievement Award[11]
Literary Sports Writing
2013Lifetime Achievement Award[12] [13]
Literary Sports WritingLike Any Normal Day
2014Lifetime Achievement Award[14] [15]
Literary Sports Writing and Steve FainaruLeague of Denial[16]
2015Lifetime Achievement Award[17] [18]
Literary Sports WritingBoy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard
2016Lifetime Achievement Award[19] [20]
Literary Sports Writing
2017Lifetime Achievement Award[21]
Literary Sports Writing and Bill StraussIndentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion against the NCAA
2018Lifetime Achievement Award[22] [23] [24] [25]
Literary Sports Writing
2019Lifetime Achievement Award[26] [27]
Literary Sports Writing

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/2001 PEN American Center Literary Awards
  2. Web site: PEN and ESPN Partner on Sports Writing Award . May 12, 2010 . August 11, 2012 . . March 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309061511/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/awards-and-prizes/article/43142-pen-and-espn-partner-on-sports-writing-award.html . live .
  3. Web site: ESPN And PEN Team Up For Sports Writing Award . . May 11, 2010 . August 11, 2012 . May 20, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100520013859/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/11/espn-and-pen-team-up-for_n_572286.html . live .
  4. http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/2087 PEN American Center Literary Awards
  5. Web site: PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing Announced . Independent Publisher . August 11, 2012 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023600/http://www.independentpublisher.com/newsdetail.php?page=1407 . live .
  6. Book: Library and Book Trade Almanac . 628 . Dave Bogart . 2011 . Information Today. 9781573874120 .
  7. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=LyJqIfNPSgcC&pg=PA689 . The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature . Literary Prizes and Awards . Continuum International Publishing Group . Alfred Bendixen . 2005 . 689 . 2016-10-19 . 2023-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224194004/https://books.google.com/books?id=LyJqIfNPSgcC&pg=PA689 . live .
  8. Web site: August 11, 2011 . Jacket Copy: PEN American Center's 2011 award winners . August 11, 2012 . LA Times . December 10, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111210011517/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/08/pen-american-centers-2011-awards.html . live .
  9. Web site: Stacey Mickelbart . August 11, 2011 . The 2011 PEN Honorees in The New Yorker . August 11, 2012 . The New Yorker . June 9, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130609200855/http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2011/08/2011-pen-awards.html . live .
  10. Web site: Gabe Habash . August 12, 2011 . 2011 PEN Literary Awards Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121204165728/http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/PWxyz/2011/08/12/2011-pen-literary-awards-winners/ . December 4, 2012 . August 11, 2012 . Publishers Weekly.
  11. Web site: 2012 PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing . August 1, 2014 . pen.org . September 24, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924091830/http://www.pen.org/literature/2012-penespn-lifetime-achievement-award-literary-sports-writing . live .
  12. Web site: Carolyn Kellogg . August 14, 2013 . Jacket Copy: PEN announces winners of its 2013 awards . August 14, 2013 . . August 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130816025317/http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-pen-announces-winners-of-its-2013-awards-20130814,0,5632674.story . live .
  13. Web site: 2013 PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing . August 1, 2014 . pen.org . August 26, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130826155122/http://www.pen.org/literature/2013-penespn-lifetime-achievement-award-literary-sports-writing . live .
  14. Web site: Ron Charles . Ron Charles (critic) . July 30, 2014 . Winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards . August 1, 2014 . . May 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150509075051/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/07/30/winners-of-the-2014-pen-literary-awards/ . live .
  15. Web site: 2014 PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing . August 1, 2014 . pen.org . July 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140710191552/http://www.pen.org/literature/2014-penespn-lifetime-achievement-award-literary-sports-writing . live .
  16. Web site: 2014 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing . August 1, 2014 . pen.org . July 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140712075709/http://www.pen.org/literature/2014-penespn-award-literary-sports-writing . live .
  17. Web site: Carolyn Kellogg . May 13, 2015 . PEN announces award-winners and shortlists . May 14, 2015 . . May 15, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150515062345/http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-pen-announces-award-winners-and-shortlists-20150513-story.html . live .
  18. Web site: 2015 PEN Literary Award Winners . May 14, 2015 . pen.org . May 16, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150516014656/http://www.pen.org/2015-pen-literary-award-winners . live .
  19. Web site: Maggie Galehouse . March 1, 2016 . PEN Literary Award winners announced . March 2, 2016 . Chron . March 2, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302102939/http://www.chron.com/entertainment/arts-theater/article/PEN-Literary-Award-winners-announced-6862999.php . live .
  20. Web site: March 1, 2016 . 2016 PEN Literary Award Winners . March 2, 2016 . PEN . March 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160301213047/http://www.pen.org/2016-pen-literary-award-winners . live .
  21. News: 2017-03-27 . 2017 PEN America Literary Awards Winners - PEN America . en-US . PEN America . 2017-08-02 . 2017-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170802211202/https://pen.org/2017-pen-literary-awards-winners/ . live .
  22. Web site: John Maher . February 21, 2018 . Long Soldier, Zhang, Le Guin Win At 2018 PEN Literary Awards . February 21, 2018 . Publishers Weekly . February 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180222044854/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/76113-pen-america-literary-awards-2018.html . live .
  23. Web site: February 20, 2018 . The 2018 PEN America Literary Awards Winners . February 21, 2018 . PEN America . February 21, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180221213041/https://pen.org/2018-winners/ . live .
  24. Web site: Porter Anderson . January 31, 2018 . Industry Notes: PEN America’s Finalists . February 21, 2018 . Publishing Perspectives . February 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180222045032/https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/01/pen-america-translation-prize-multiple-competitions-finalists-2018/ . live .
  25. Web site: February 2017 . 2018 PEN American Lifetime Career and Achievement Awards . February 7, 2018 . PEN America . October 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181005141853/https://pen.org/2018-lifetime-career-achievement-honorees/ . live .
  26. Web site: 2019-02-26 . The 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Winners . 2019-02-27 . PEN America . 2019-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190228070054/https://pen.org/2019-winners/ . live .
  27. Web site: 28 February 2019 . PEN America Literary Awards 2019 winners announced . 2019-02-27 . Books+Publishing . en-AU . 2019-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190228070239/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/02/28/127540/pen-america-literary-awards-2019-winners-announced/ . live .