2023 PEN America Literary Awards Shortlist

PEN America has announced their 2023 shortlists for a number of literary awards. The awards “will confer over $350,000 to writers and translators. Spanning fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biography, essay, science writing, translation, and more, these finalists’ books are dynamic, diverse, and thought-provoking examples of literary excellence.” There are 11 categories; finalists of genre interest follow.

Pen Open Book Award ($10,000)

• Shutter, Ramona Emerson (Soho Crime)

PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection ($25,000)

• The Anchored World, Jasmine Sawers (Rose Metal)
• Night of the Living Rez, Morgan Talty (Tin House)

PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel ($10,000)

• Shutter, Ramona Emerson (Soho Crime)

PEN Translation Prize ($3,000)

• Call Me Cassandra, Marcial Gala, Anna Kushner trans. (Farrar, Straus, Giroux)
• The Tatami Galaxy, Tomihiko Morimi, Emily Balistrieri trans. (HarperVia)

For the full shortlists, see the PEN America announcement.

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