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2012 PEN Literary Award Winners
Browse the 2012 PEN Literary Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.
This page collects the full 2012 PEN Literary Award results in one place. Each category starts with the winner, followed by the nominees, so readers can scan the results quickly.
Art of the Essay
Winner and nominees for the 2012 PEN Literary Award Art of the Essay category.
Bellwether Prize: Socially Engaged Fiction
Winner and nominees for the 2012 PEN Literary Award Bellwether Prize: Socially Engaged Fiction category.
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Children's Illustrated
Winner and nominees for the 2012 PEN Literary Award Children's Illustrated category.
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Children/Young Adult
Winner and nominees for the 2012 PEN Literary Award Children/Young Adult category.
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Fiction
Winner and nominees for the 2012 PEN Literary Award Fiction category.
Hemingway Award: Debut Fiction
Winner and nominees for the 2012 PEN Literary Award Hemingway Award: Debut Fiction category.
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Kroll Award: Illustrated Children's Book
Winner and nominees for the 2012 PEN Literary Award Kroll Award: Illustrated Children's Book category.
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Naylor Working Writer Fellowship: Children's/Young Adult
Winner and nominees for the 2012 PEN Literary Award Naylor Working Writer Fellowship: Children's/Young Adult category.
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Open Book
Winner and nominees for the 2012 PEN Literary Award Open Book category.
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Translation
Winner and nominees for the 2012 PEN Literary Award Translation category.
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Browse Award Categories
Hemingway Award: Debut Fiction
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Translation
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Children/Young Adult
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Fiction
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Open Book
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Bingham Prize: Debut Story Collection
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Bellwether Prize: Socially Engaged Fiction
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Naylor Working Writer Fellowship: Children's/Young Adult
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R. Bingham Fellowship
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First Fiction
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Art of the Essay
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First Nonfiction
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