PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel

The '''PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel''' is awarded annually to a full-length [[novel]] or book of [[short stories]] by an [[United States|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pen-ne.org/hemingway/ |title=PEN/Hemingway Award |access-date=2016-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515213426/http://www.pen-ne.org/hemingway |archive-date=2017-05-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 (United States)|high plains]] in [[Ucross, Wyoming|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 [[John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum|JFK Presidential Library]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jfklibrary.org/About-Us/News-and-Press/Press-Releases/2012-Hemingway-Foundation-PEN-Award-Winner-Announced.aspx |title=2012 Hemingway Foundation PEN Award Winner Announced |publisher=JFK Presidential Library |date=March 6, 2012 |access-date=August 27, 2012 |archive-date=April 8, 2016 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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

==Winners==

=== 20th-century === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Award winners, 1976 to 1999<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=List of PEN/Hemingway Winners |url=https://www.hemingwaysociety.org/list-penhemingway-winners |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=[[The Hemingway Society]] |archive-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107224819/https://www.hemingwaysociety.org/list-penhemingway-winners |url-status=live }}</ref> !Year !Author !Title !{{Abbreviation|Ref.|References}} |- !1976 |{{sortname|Loyd|Little}} |''Parthian Shot'' | |- !1977 |{{sortname|Renata|Adler}} |''[[Speedboat (novel)|Speedboat]]'' | |- !1978 |{{sortname|Darcy|O'Brien}} |''A Way of Life, Like Any Other'' | |- !1979 |{{sortname|Reuben|Bercovitch}} |''Hasen'' | |- !1980 |{{sortname|Alan|Saperstein}} |''Mom Kills Kids and Self'' | |- !1981 |{{sortname|Joan|Silber}} |''Household Words'' | |- !1982 |{{sortname|Marilynne|Robinson}} |''[[Housekeeping (novel)|Housekeeping]]'' | |- !1983 |{{sortname|Bobbie Ann|Mason}} |''[[Shiloh and Other Stories]]'' | |- !1984 |{{sortname|Joan|Chase}} |''[[During the Reign of the Queen of Persia]]'' | |- !1985 |{{sortname|Josephine|Humphreys}} |''Dreams of Sleep'' | |- !1986 |{{sortname|Alan V.|Hewat}} |''Lady's Time'' | |- !1987 |{{sortname|Mary|Ward Brown}} |''Tongues of Flame'' | |- !1988 |{{sortname|Lawrence|Thornton}} |''[[Imagining Argentina]]'' | |- !1989 |{{sortname|Jane|Hamilton}} |''[[The Book of Ruth (novel)|The Book of Ruth]]'' | |- !1990 |{{sortname|Mark|Richard}} |''The Ice at the Bottom of the World'' | |- !1991 |{{sortname|Bernard|Cooper}} |''Maps to Anywhere'' | |- !1992 |{{sortname|Louis|Begley}} |''[[Wartime Lies]]'' | |- !1993 |{{sortname|Edward P. |Jones}} |''[[Lost in the City]]'' | |- !1994 |{{sortname|Dagoberto|Gilb}} |''[[The Magic of Blood]]'' | |- !1995 |{{sortname|Susan|Power}} |''[[The Grass Dancer]]'' | |- !1996 |{{sortname|Chang-Rae|Lee}} |''[[Native Speaker (novel)|Native Speaker]]'' | |- !1997 |{{sortname|Ha|Jin}} |''[[Ocean of Words]]'' | |- !1998 |{{sortname|Charlotte|Bacon|Charlotte Bacon (author)}} |''[[A Private State]]'' | |- !1999 |{{sortname|Rosina|Lippi}} |''Homestead'' | |}

=== 21st-century === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Award winners, 2000 to present<ref name=":0" /> !Year !Author !Title !Result !{{Abbreviation|Ref.|References}} |- style="background:#cddeff" !2000 |{{sortname|last=Lahiri|first=Jhumpa}} |''[[Interpreter of Maladies]]'' |Winner |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-05-18 |title=Awards: PEN/Malamud Short Story; Shirley Jackson |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3004 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]] |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004032833/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3004 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2001 |{{sortname|last=Sharma|first=Akhil}} |''{{sort|Obedient Father|[[An Obedient Father]]}}'' |Winner | |- |{{sortname|last=Hamid|first=Mohsin}} |''[[Moth Smoke]]'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Paine|first=Tom|nolink=1}} |''Scar Vegas and other Stories'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Goldberg|first=Myla}} |''[[Bee Season]]'' |Runner-Up | |- |{{sortname|last=Schappell|first=Elissa}} |''Use Me'' |Runner-Up | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2002 |{{sortname|last=Cronin|first=Justin}} |''Mary and O’Neil'' |Winner | |- |{{sortname|last=Orner|first=Peter}} |''Esther Stories'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Suri|first=Manil}} |''{{sort|Death of Vishnu|[[The Death of Vishnu]]}}'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Cooke|first=Carolyn}} |''{{sort|Bostons|The Bostons}}'' |Runner-Up | |- |{{sortname|last=Marcom|first=Micheline Aharonian}} |''Three Apples Fell From Heaven'' |Runner-Up | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2003 |{{sortname|last=Brownstein|first=George}} |''{{sort|Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apt. W|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apt. W}}'' |Winner | |- |{{sortname|last=Hodgen|first=Christie}} |''{{sort|Jeweler’s Eye for Flaw|A Jeweler’s Eye for Flaw}}'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Hudson|first=Gabe}} |''Dear Mr. President'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Tel|first=Jonathan}} |''Arafat’s Elephant'' |Runner-Up | |- |{{sortname|last=Whitty|first=Julia}} |''{{sort|Tortoise for the Queen of Tonga|A Tortoise for the Queen of Tonga}}'' |Runner-Up | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2004 |{{sortname|last=Haigh|first=Jennifer}} |''[[Mrs. Kimble]]'' |Winner | |- |{{sortname|last=Kalam|first=Murad}} |''Night Journey'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Packer|first=Z. Z.}} |''[[Drinking Coffee Elsewhere]]'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Kim|first=Suki}} |''{{sort|Interpreters|The Interpreters}}'' |Runner-Up | |- |{{sortname|last=Ullman|first=Ellen}} |''{{sort|Bug|The Bug}}'' |Runner-Up | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2005 |{{sortname|last=Abani|first=Chris}} |''[[GraceLand]]'' |Winner | |- |{{sortname|last=Ali|first=Samina}} |''[[Madras on Rainy Days]]'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Drummond|first=Laurie Lynn}} |''Anything You Say Can and Will be Used Against You'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Richard|first=Jerome}} |''{{sort|Kiss of the Prison Dancer|The Kiss of the Prison Dancer}}'' |Runner-Up | |- |{{sortname|last=Tinti|first=Hannah}} |''Animal Crackers'' |Runner-Up | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2006 |{{sortname|last=Li|first=Yiyun}} |{{sort|Thousand Years of Good Prayers|''[[A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (short story collection)|A Thousand Years of Good Prayers]]''}} |Winner | |- |{{sortname|last=Alarcon|first=Daniel}} |''War by Candlelight'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Trevor|first=Douglas}} |''{{sort|Thin Year in the Fabric of Space|The Thin Year in the Fabric of Space}}'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Olsson|first=Karen}} |''Waterloo'' |Runner-Up | |- |{{sortname|last=Row|first=Jess}} |{{sort|Train to Lo Wu|''[[The Train to Lo Wu]]''}} |Runner-Up | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2007 |{{sortname|last=Fountain|first=Ben}} |''Brief Encounters With Che Guevara'' |Winner | |- |{{sortname|last=Christianse|first=Yvette}} |''Unconfessed'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Johns|first=Rebecca}} |''Icebergs'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Levin|first=Janna}} |''{{sort|Madman Dreams of Turing Machines|A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines}}'' |Runner-Up | |- |{{sortname|last=Pessl|first=Marisha}} |''{{sort|Special Topics in Calamity Physics|The Special Topics in Calamity Physics}}'' |Runner-Up | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2008 |{{sortname|last=Ferris|first=Joshua}} |''[[Then We Came to the End]]'' |Winner | |- |{{sortname|last=Curtis|first=Rebecca}} |''Twenty Grand'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Howard|first=Ravi}} |''Like Trees Walking'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Schanbacher|first=Gary}} |''Migration Patterns'' |Runner-Up | |- |{{sortname|last=Singer|first=Margot}} |''{{sort|Pale of Settlement|The Pale of Settlement}}'' |Runner-Up | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2009 |{{sortname|last=Dahlie|first=Michael}} |''{{sort|Gentleman’s Guide to Graceful Living|[[A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living]]}}'' |Winner | |- |{{sortname|last=Krasikov|first=Sana}} |''One More Year'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Park|first=Ed}} |''Personal Days'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Dorst|first=Doug}} |''Alive in Necropolis'' |Runner-Up | |- |{{sortname|last=Quick|first=Matthew}} |''{{sort|Silver Linings Playbook|[[The Silver Linings Playbook]]}}'' |Runner-Up | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2010 |{{sortname|last=Pasulka|first=Brigid}} |''{{sort|Long Long Time Ago and Essentially True|A Long Long Time Ago and Essentially True}}'' |Winner |<ref>{{cite web |date=March 8, 2012 |title=Brigid Pasulka wins Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/printers-row/2010/03/brigid-pasulka-wins-pen-award.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301140820/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/printers-row/2010/03/brigid-pasulka-wins-pen-award.html |archive-date=March 1, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2012 |work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Morgan|first=C. E.}} |''[[All the Living]]'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Verghese|first=Abraham}} |''[[Cutting for Stone]]'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Keane|first=Mary Beth}} |''{{sort|Walking People|The Walking People}}'' |Runner-Up | |- |{{sortname|last=Peelle|first=Lydia}} |''Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing'' |Runner-Up | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2011 |{{sortname|last=Skyhorse|first=Brando}} |''{{sort|Madonnas of Echo Park|The Madonnas of Echo Park}}'' |Winner | |- |{{sortname|last=Engel|first=Patricia}} |''Vida'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Rivecca|first=Suzanne}} |''Death Is Not An Option'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Evans|first=Danielle|link=Danielle Valore Evans}} |''Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self'' |Honorable mention | |- |{{sortname|last=Simonson|first=Helen}} |''Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand'' |Honorable mention | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2012 |{{sortname|last=Cole|first=Teju}} |''[[Open City (novel)|Open City]]'' |Winner |<ref>{{cite web |author=LARRY ROHTER |date=March 8, 2012 |title=Hemingway/PEN Award Goes to Teju Cole |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/hemingwaypen-award-goes-to-teju-cole/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419062552/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/hemingwaypen-award-goes-to-teju-cole/ |archive-date=April 19, 2012 |access-date=August 29, 2012 |work=New York Times}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Waldman|first=Amy}} |''{{sort|Submission|The Submission}}'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Watts|first=Stephanie Powell}} |''We Are Taking Only What We Need'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Harbach|first=Chad}} |''{{sort|Art of Fielding|[[The Art of Fielding]]}}'' |Honorable mention | |- |{{sortname|last=Hudson|first=Marjorie}} |''Accidental Birds of the Carolinas'' |Honorable mention | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2013 |{{sortname|last=Powers|first=Kevin}} |''{{sort|Yellow Birds|[[The Yellow Birds]]}}'' |Winner |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-04-24 |title=Image of the Day: Baldacci and Powers at Story & Song |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4712 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]] |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426215157/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4712 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=duBois|first=Jennifer}} |''{{sort|Partial History of Lost Causes|A Partial History of Lost Causes}}'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Ratner|first=Vaddey}} |''In the Shadow of the Banyan Tree'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Chung|first=Catherine}} |''[[Forgotten Country]]'' |Honorable mention | |- |{{sortname|last=Wheelwright|first=Peter M.}} |''As It Is On Earth'' |Honorable mention | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="6" |2014 |{{sortname|last=Bulawayo|first=NoViolet}} |''[[We Need New Names]]'' |Winner |<ref>{{cite web |author=Allan Kozinn |date=March 17, 2014 |title=Writer From Zimbabwe Wins PEN/Hemingway Award for First Novel |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/writer-from-zimbabwe-wins-penhemingway-award-for-first-novel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317190223/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/writer-from-zimbabwe-wins-penhemingway-award-for-first-novel/ |archive-date=March 17, 2014 |access-date=April 2, 2014 |work=[[New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Yvonne Zipp |date=March 18, 2014 |title=NoViolet Bulawayo wins prestigious Hemingway/PEN award |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/03/noviolet_bulawayo_wins_prestig.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072014/http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/03/noviolet_bulawayo_wins_prestig.html |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |access-date=April 2, 2014 |work=MLive.com}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Jackson|first=Mitchell S.}} |''{{sort|Residue Years|The Residue Years}}'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Wallace|first=Anthony|nolink=1}} |''{{sort|Old Priest|The Old Priest}}'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Beach-Ferrara|first=Jasmine|nolink=1}} |''Damn Love'' |Honorable mention | |- |{{sortname|last=Jansma|first=Kristopher}} |''{{sort|Unchangeable Spots of Leopards|The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards}}'' |Honorable mention | |- |{{sortname|last=Rutherford|first=Ethan}} |''{{sort|Peripatetic Coffin|The Peripatetic Coffin}}'' |Honorable mention | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2015 |{{sortname|last=Hemenway|first=Arna Bontemps}} |''Elegy on Kinderklavier'' |Winner |<ref name="gardner">{{cite web |author=Jan Gardner |date=March 28, 2015 |title=A PEN/Hemingway for Hemenway |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2015/03/28/arna-bontemps-hemenway-wins-pen-hemingway-award-for-debut-fiction/yPioUNDAHMhthKYjITv1yN/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=April 5, 2015 |work=[[Boston Globe]]}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Fu|first=Kim}} |''[[For Today I Am a Boy]]'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Lish|first=Atticus}} |''[[Preparation for the Next Life]]'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Chiusano|first=Mark}} |''Marine Park'' |Honorable mention | |- |{{sortname|last=Cook|first=Diane}} |''Man V. Nature'' |Honorable mention | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2016 |{{sortname|last=Moshfegh|first=Ottessa}} |''[[Eileen (novel)|Eileen]]'' |Winner |<ref>{{cite web |author=Mark Shanahan |date=March 16, 2016 |title=Newton's Ottessa Moshfegh wins 2016 PEN/Hemingway Award |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2016/03/15/ottessa-moshfegh-wins-pen-hemingway-award/8m3LwVd8fXInDpNnuPxLGK/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809222857/https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2016/03/15/ottessa-moshfegh-wins-pen-hemingway-award/8m3LwVd8fXInDpNnuPxLGK/story.html |archive-date=August 9, 2016 |access-date=June 22, 2016 |work=[[Boston Globe]]}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Hulse|first=S. M.}} |''Black River'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Malone|first=Margaret}} |''People Like You'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Dimechkie|first=Karim}} |''Lifted by the Great Nothing'' |Honorable mention | |- |{{sortname|last=Obioma|first=Chigozie}} |''{{sort|Fisherman|The Fisherman}}'' |Honorable mention | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2017 |{{sortname|last=Gyasi|first=Yaa}} |''[[Homegoing (Gyasi novel)|Homegoing]]'' |Winner |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-19 |title=Breakout Novelist Tommy Orange Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for There There |url=https://pen.org/press-release/tommy-orange-wins-hemingway-award/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230414/https://pen.org/press-release/tommy-orange-wins-hemingway-award/ |archive-date=2020-11-07 |access-date=2019-03-20 |website=PEN America}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Beverly|first=Bill}} |''Dodgers'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Core|first=Leopoldine}} |''When Watched'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Wink|first=Callan}} |''Dog Run Moon'' |Honorable mention | |- |{{sortname|last=Yancy|first=Melissa}} |''Dog Years'' |Honorable mention | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2018 |{{sortname|last=Wang|first=Weike}} |''[[Chemistry (novel)|Chemistry]]'' |Winner |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-04-02 |title=Awards: PEN/Hemingway; 1943 Retrospective Hugo |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3218 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]] |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014020911/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3218 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Ko|first=Lisa}} |''{{sort|Leavers|[[The Leavers]]}}'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Saunders|first=Adelia}} |''Indelible'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Bassingthwaighte|first=Ian}} |''Live from Cairo'' |Honorable mention | |- |{{sortname|last=Dawkins|first=Curtis}} |{{sort|Graybar Hotel|''[[The Graybar Hotel]]''}} |Honorable mention | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2019 |{{sortname|last=Orange|first=Tommy}} |''[[There There (novel)|There There]]'' |Winner |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-19 |title=Breakout Novelist Tommy Orange Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for There There |url=https://pen.org/press-release/tommy-orange-wins-hemingway-award/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230414/https://pen.org/press-release/tommy-orange-wins-hemingway-award/ |archive-date=2020-11-07 |access-date=2019-03-20 |website=PEN America}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-03-22 |title=Awards: PEN/Hemingway Winner |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3457 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=[[Shelf Awareness ]] |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326213916/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3457 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Emezi|first=Akwaeke}} |''[[Freshwater (novel)|Freshwater]]'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Ma|first=Ling}} |''[[Severance (novel)|Severance]]'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Kenny|first=Meghan}} |''{{sort|Driest Season|The Driest Season}}'' |Honorable mention | |- |{{sortname|last=Walker|first=Nico}} |''[[Cherry (novel)|Cherry]]'' |Honorable mention | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="3" |2020 |{{sortname|last=Tomar|first=Ruchika}} |{{sort|Prayer for Travelers|''[[A Prayer for Travelers]]''}} |Winner |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-23 |title=Novelist Ruchika Tomar Wins 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award for her Debut Novel 'A Prayer for Travelers' |url=https://pen.org/press-release/novelist-ruchika-tomar-wins-2020-pen-hemingway-award-for-her-debut-novel-a-prayer-for-travelers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=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/ |archive-date=2020-08-04 |access-date=2020-03-23 |website=PEN America}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=ffitch|first=Madeline}} |''Stay and Fight'' |Runner-Up | |- |{{sortname|last=Porter|first=Regina}} |''{{sort|Travelers|The Travelers}}'' |Runner-Up | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2021 |{{sortname|last=Washburn|first=Kawai Strong}} |''Sharks in the Time of Saviors'' |Winner |<ref>{{cite news |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Barbara Ehrenreich among winners of PEN literary awards |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/barbara-ehrenreich-winners-pen-literary-awards-76977660 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127143943/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/barbara-ehrenreich-winners-pen-literary-awards-76977660 |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |access-date=January 27, 2022 |work=ABC News |language=en |agency=The Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-04-09 |title=PEN America Literary Award Winners Honored |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3961 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]] |archive-date=December 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225073828/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3961 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Card|first=Maisy}} |''These Ghosts Are Family'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Leilani|first=Raven}} |''[[Luster (novel)|Luster]]'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Stuart|first=Douglas|dab=writer}} |''[[Shuggie Bain]]'' |Finalist | |- |{{sortname|last=Zhang|first=C. Pam}} |''[[How Much of These Hills Is Gold]]'' |Finalist | |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2022 |{{sortname|last=Peters|first=Torrey}} |''[[Detransition, Baby]]'' |Winner |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Eliza |date=March 1, 2022 |title=Here are the winners of the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards. |url=https://lithub.com/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2022-pen-america-literary-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303221307/https://lithub.com/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2022-pen-america-literary-awards/ |archive-date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=March 4, 2022 |work=[[Literary Hub]]}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Doshi|first=Avni}} |''Burnt Sugar'' |Finalist |<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=Announcing the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists |url=https://pen.org/literary-awards/2022-pen-america-finalists/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=[[PEN America]] |language=en |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010071907/https://pen.org/literary-awards/2022-pen-america-finalists/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Ferrell|first=Carolyn}} |''Dear Miss Metropolitan'' |Finalist |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Jeffers|first=Honorée Fanonne}} |{{sort|Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: A Novel|''[[The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois]]''}} |Finalist |<ref name=":2" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Quade|first=Kirstin Valdez}} |{{sort|Five Wounds: A Novel|''[[The Five Wounds (novel)|The Five Wounds]]''}} |Finalist |<ref name=":2" /> |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="5" |2023 |{{sortname|last=Hokeah|first=Oscar}} |''Calling for a Blanket Dance'' |Winner |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=2023-03-03 |title=PEN Award Winners Announced |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/pen-award-winners-announced/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306021844/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/pen-award-winners-announced/ |archive-date=2023-03-06 |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-03-06 |title=PEN America Literary Award Winners Celebrated |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4429 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]] |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307023018/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4429 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Chen|first=Lisa Hsiao}} |''[[Activities of Daily Living]]'' |Finalist |<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-15 |title=Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists |url=https://pen.org/literary-awards/announcing-the-2023-pen-america-literary-awards-finalists/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=[[PEN America]] |language=en |archive-date=February 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220041319/https://pen.org/literary-awards/announcing-the-2023-pen-america-literary-awards-finalists/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Emerson|first=Ramona}} |''Shutter'' |Finalist |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Songsiridej|first=Alissa}} |''Little Rabbit'' |Finalist |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Wong|first=Ryan Lee}} |''Which Side Are You On'' |Finalist |<ref name=":3" /> |- style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="3" |2024 |{{sortname|Fuentes|Javier}} |''Countries of Origin'' |Winner |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-04-24 |title=Awards: PEN America Literary FInalists & Winners, Ceremony Cancelled |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4712 |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]]}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Chong|first=Jinwoo}} |''Flux'' |Finalist |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-22 |title=Announcing the 2024 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists |url=https://pen.org/literary-awards/2024-pen-america-literary-awards-finalists/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=[[PEN America]] |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425200805/https://pen.org/literary-awards/2024-pen-america-literary-awards-finalists/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|last=Jeffra|first=Miah}} |''American Gospel'' |Finalist |<ref name=":1" /> |-style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="4" |2025 |[[Michael Deagler]] |''Early Sobrieties'' |Winner |<ref>{{Cite web |last=egalluscio |date=2025-05-09 |title=Announcing the 2025 PEN America Literary Awards Winners |url=https://pen.org/announcing-the-2025-pen-america-literary-awards-winners/ |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=PEN America |language=en-US |archive-date=August 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250805012729/https://pen.org/announcing-the-2025-pen-america-literary-awards-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |[[Venita Blackburn]] |''Dead in Long Beach, California'' |Finalist |<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=egalluscio |date=2025-04-10 |title=Announcing The 2025 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists |url=https://pen.org/announcing-the-2025-pen-america-literary-awards-finalists/ |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=PEN America |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[Karol Lagodzki]] |''Controlled Conversations'' |Finalist |<ref name=":4" /> |- |[[Samuel Kọ́láwọ́lé]] |''The Road to the Salt Sea'' |Finalist |<ref name=":4" /> |-style="background:#cddeff" ! rowspan="3" |2026 |{{Sortname|Virginia|Evans}} |''{{Sort|Correspondent|[[The Correspondent (novel)|The Correspondent]]}}'' |Winner |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=2026-03-18 |title=Winner of the 2026 PEN/Hemingway Award Revealed |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winner-of-the-2026-penhemingway-award-revealed/ |access-date=2026-03-19 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |language=en}}</ref> |- |{{Sortname|Susanna|Kwan|nolink=1}} |''[[Awake in the Floating City]]'' |Finalist |<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=The PEN/Hemingway Award |url=https://www.penfaulkner.org/our-awards/the-pen-hemingway-award/#finalists |access-date=2026-03-19 |website=The PEN/Faulkner Foundation}}</ref> |- |{{Sortname|Maggie|Su}} |''Blob: A Love Story'' |Finalist |<ref name=":5" /> |}

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.hemingwaysociety.org/penhemingway-award Hemingway Foundation: PEN/Hemingway Award homepage] *[https://pen.org/literary-awards/pen-hemingway-award/ PEN America: PEN/Hemingway Award homepage]

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