PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel explained

The PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel is awarded annually to a full-length novel or book of short stories by an American author who has not previously published a full-length book of fiction. The award is named after Ernest Hemingway and funded by the Hemingway family and the Ernest Hemingway Foundation/Society. It is administered by PEN America. Mary Welsh Hemingway, a member of PEN, founded the award in 1976 both to honor the memory of her husband and to recognize distinguished first books of fiction.

The winner is selected by a panel of three distinguished fiction writers and receives a cash prize of US$25,000.[1] Along with the winner, two finalists and two runners-up receive a Ucross Residency Fellowship at the Ucross Foundation, a retreat for artists and writers on a 22,000 acre (89 km²) ranch on the high plains in Ucross, Wyoming. The award ceremony is held at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts.

The award presentation is sponsored in part by the JFK Presidential Library.[2]

The award is one of many PEN awards sponsored by PEN International affiliates in over 145 PEN centres around the world.

Winners

20th-century

Award winners, 1976 to 1999[3] !Year!Author!Title!
1976Parthian Shot
1977Speedboat
1978A Way of Life, Like Any Other
1979Hasen
1980Mom Kills Kids and Self
1981Household Words
1982Housekeeping
1983Shiloh and Other Stories
1984During the Reign of the Queen of Persia
1985Dreams of Sleep
1986Lady's Time
1987Tongues of Flame
1988Imagining Argentina
1989The Book of Ruth
1990The Ice at the Bottom of the World
1991Maps to Anywhere
1992Wartime Lies
1993Lost in the City
1994The Magic of Blood
1995The Grass Dancer
1996Native Speaker
1997Ocean of Words
1998A Private State
1999Homestead

21st-century

Award winners, 2000 to present!Year!Author!Title!Result!
2000Interpreter of MaladiesWinner[4]
2001Winner
Moth SmokeFinalist
Scar Vegas and other StoriesFinalist
Bee SeasonRunner-Up
Use MeRunner-Up
2002Mary and O’NeilWinner
Esther StoriesFinalist
Finalist
Runner-Up
Three Apples Fell From HeavenRunner-Up
2003Winner
Finalist
Dear Mr. PresidentFinalist
Arafat’s ElephantRunner-Up
Runner-Up
2004Mrs. KimbleWinner
Night JourneyFinalist
Drinking Coffee ElsewhereFinalist
Runner-Up
Runner-Up
2005GraceLandWinner
Madras on Rainy DaysFinalist
Anything You Say Can and Will be Used Against YouFinalist
Runner-Up
Animal CrackersRunner-Up
2006Winner
War by CandlelightFinalist
Finalist
WaterlooRunner-Up
Runner-Up
2007Brief Encounters With Che GuevaraWinner
UnconfessedFinalist
IcebergsFinalist
Runner-Up
Runner-Up
2008Then We Came to the EndWinner
Twenty GrandFinalist
Like Trees WalkingFinalist
Migration PatternsRunner-Up
Runner-Up
2009Winner
One More YearFinalist
Personal DaysFinalist
Alive in NecropolisRunner-Up
Runner-Up
2010Winner[5]
All the LivingFinalist
Cutting for StoneFinalist
Runner-Up
Reasons for and Advantages of BreathingRunner-Up
2011Winner
VidaFinalist
Death Is Not An OptionFinalist
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool SelfHonorable mention
Major Pettigrew’s Last StandHonorable mention
2012Open CityWinner[6]
Finalist
We Are Taking Only What We NeedFinalist
Honorable mention
Accidental Birds of the CarolinasHonorable mention
2013Winner[7]
Finalist
In the Shadow of the Banyan TreeFinalist
Forgotten CountryHonorable mention
As It Is On EarthHonorable mention
2014We Need New NamesWinner[8] [9]
Finalist
Finalist
Damn LoveHonorable mention
Honorable mention
Honorable mention
2015Elegy on KinderklavierWinner[10]
For Today I Am a BoyFinalist
Preparation for the Next LifeFinalist
Marine ParkHonorable mention
Man V. NatureHonorable mention
2016EileenWinner[11]
Black RiverFinalist
People Like YouFinalist
Lifted by the Great NothingHonorable mention
Honorable mention
2017HomegoingWinner[12]
DodgersFinalist
When WatchedFinalist
Dog Run MoonHonorable mention
Dog YearsHonorable mention
2018ChemistryWinner[13]
Finalist
IndelibleFinalist
Live from CairoHonorable mention
Honorable mention
2019There ThereWinner[14] [15]
FreshwaterFinalist
SeveranceFinalist
Honorable mention
CherryHonorable mention
2020Winner[16]
Stay and FightRunner-Up
Runner-Up
2021Sharks in a Time of SaviorsWinner[17] [18]
Finalist
LusterFinalist
Shuggie BainFinalist
How Much of These Hills Is GoldFinalist
2022Detransition, BabyWinner[19]
Burnt SugarFinalist[20]
Dear Miss MetropolitanFinalist
Finalist
Finalist
2023Calling for a Blanket DanceWinner[21] [22]
Activities of Daily LivingFinalist[23]
ShutterFinalist
Little RabbitFinalist
Which Side Are You OnFinalist
2024Countries of OriginWinner[24]
FluxFinalist[25]
American GospelFinalist

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PEN/Hemingway Award . 2016-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170515213426/http://www.pen-ne.org/hemingway . 2017-05-15 . dead .
  2. Web site: 2012 Hemingway Foundation PEN Award Winner Announced . JFK Presidential Library . March 6, 2012 . August 27, 2012 . April 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160408203025/http://www.jfklibrary.org/About-Us/News-and-Press/Press-Releases/2012-Hemingway-Foundation-PEN-Award-Winner-Announced.aspx . live .
  3. Web site: List of PEN/Hemingway Winners . 2024-04-26 . . January 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220107224819/https://www.hemingwaysociety.org/list-penhemingway-winners . live .
  4. Web site: 2017-05-18 . Awards: PEN/Malamud Short Story; Shirley Jackson . 2024-04-27 . . October 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004032833/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3004 . live .
  5. Web site: March 8, 2012 . Brigid Pasulka wins Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110301140820/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/printers-row/2010/03/brigid-pasulka-wins-pen-award.html . March 1, 2011 . August 29, 2012 . Chicago Tribune.
  6. Web site: LARRY ROHTER . March 8, 2012 . Hemingway/PEN Award Goes to Teju Cole . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419062552/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/hemingwaypen-award-goes-to-teju-cole/ . April 19, 2012 . August 29, 2012 . New York Times.
  7. Web site: 2024-04-24 . Image of the Day: Baldacci and Powers at Story & Song . 2024-04-27 . Shelf Awareness.
  8. Web site: Allan Kozinn . March 17, 2014 . Writer From Zimbabwe Wins PEN/Hemingway Award for First Novel . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317190223/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/writer-from-zimbabwe-wins-penhemingway-award-for-first-novel/ . March 17, 2014 . April 2, 2014 . New York Times.
  9. Web site: Yvonne Zipp . March 18, 2014 . NoViolet Bulawayo wins prestigious Hemingway/PEN award . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072014/http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/03/noviolet_bulawayo_wins_prestig.html . April 7, 2014 . April 2, 2014 . MLive.com.
  10. Web site: Jan Gardner . March 28, 2015 . A PEN/Hemingway for Hemenway . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402033454/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2015/03/28/arna-bontemps-hemenway-wins-pen-hemingway-award-for-debut-fiction/yPioUNDAHMhthKYjITv1yN/story.html . April 2, 2015 . April 5, 2015 . Boston Globe.
  11. Web site: Mark Shanahan . March 16, 2016 . Newton's Ottessa Moshfegh wins 2016 PEN/Hemingway Award . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160809222857/https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2016/03/15/ottessa-moshfegh-wins-pen-hemingway-award/8m3LwVd8fXInDpNnuPxLGK/story.html . August 9, 2016 . June 22, 2016 . Boston Globe.
  12. Web site: 2019-03-19 . Breakout Novelist Tommy Orange Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for There There . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230414/https://pen.org/press-release/tommy-orange-wins-hemingway-award/ . 2020-11-07 . 2019-03-20 . PEN America.
  13. Web site: 2018-04-02 . Awards: PEN/Hemingway; 1943 Retrospective Hugo . 2024-04-27 . . October 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221014020911/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3218 . live .
  14. Web site: 2019-03-19 . Breakout Novelist Tommy Orange Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for There There . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230414/https://pen.org/press-release/tommy-orange-wins-hemingway-award/ . 2020-11-07 . 2019-03-20 . PEN America.
  15. Web site: 2019-03-22 . Awards: PEN/Hemingway Winner . 2024-04-27 . . March 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326213916/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3457 . live .
  16. Web site: 2020-03-23 . Novelist Ruchika Tomar Wins 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award for her Debut Novel 'A Prayer for Travelers' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804144037/https://pen.org/press-release/novelist-ruchika-tomar-wins-2020-pen-hemingway-award-for-her-debut-novel-a-prayer-for-travelers/ . 2020-08-04 . 2020-03-23 . PEN America.
  17. News: April 9, 2021 . Barbara Ehrenreich among winners of PEN literary awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127143943/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/barbara-ehrenreich-winners-pen-literary-awards-76977660 . January 27, 2022 . January 27, 2022 . ABC News . en . The Associated Press.
  18. Web site: 2021-04-09 . PEN America Literary Award Winners Honored . 2024-04-27 . . December 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225073828/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3961 . live .
  19. News: Smith . Eliza . March 1, 2022 . Here are the winners of the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303221307/https://lithub.com/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2022-pen-america-literary-awards/ . March 3, 2022 . March 4, 2022 . Literary Hub.
  20. Web site: 2022-01-26 . Announcing the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists . 2024-04-27 . . en . October 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221010071907/https://pen.org/literary-awards/2022-pen-america-finalists/ . live .
  21. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2023-03-03 . PEN Award Winners Announced . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306021844/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/pen-award-winners-announced/ . 2023-03-06 . 2023-03-06 . . en.
  22. Web site: 2023-03-06 . PEN America Literary Award Winners Celebrated . 2023-03-07 . . March 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307023018/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4429 . live .
  23. Web site: 2023-02-15 . Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists . 2024-04-27 . . en . February 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230220041319/https://pen.org/literary-awards/announcing-the-2023-pen-america-literary-awards-finalists/ . live .
  24. Web site: 2024-04-24 . Awards: PEN America Literary FInalists & Winners, Ceremony Cancelled . 2024-04-26 . Shelf Awareness.
  25. Web site: 2024-04-22 . Announcing the 2024 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists . 2024-04-27 . . en . April 25, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240425200805/https://pen.org/literary-awards/2024-pen-america-literary-awards-finalists/ . live .

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