2020 PEN America Finalists

Locus Magazine, Science Fiction FantasyFinalists for the PEN America Literary Awards have been announced, and include several works of genre interest.

PEN/Jean Stein Book Award

PEN Open Book Award

PEN Translation Prize

The awards “will confer over $330,000 to writers and translators whose exceptional literary works were published in 2019.” Awards will also be given in short fiction, poetry, essay, biography, and science writing categories. Winners will be honored at the 2020 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony on March 2, 2020 at the Town Hall in New York City.

For more information, including complete finalists, see the PEN America website.


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