PEN America announced the winners of its Literary Awards. For the second year, it did not award the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award. Three authors withdrew their names from the prize in protest of the organization’s response to the war in Gaza.
PEN Open Book Award
Vengeance Feminism, Kali Nicole Gross (Seal Press)
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection
Sad Grownups, Amy Stuber (Stillhouse Press)
PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
Early Sobrieties, Michael Deagler (Astra House)
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