The Premio Aztlán Literary Prize is a national award for new Chicana and Chicano writers. It was started in 1993 by Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya. At first, the University of New Mexico supported the award, but in 2008, the National Hispanic Cultural Center took over the support.
The Poets’ Prize is given every year for the best book of poetry published by a living American poet in the two years before the award year. The prize, which is $3000, is donated by a group of about 20 American poets. Each member of this group nominates two books and also helps judge the competition.
The PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation, named after U.S. translator Ralph Manheim, is a literary award given every three years by PEN America (the U.S. chapter of International PEN) to a translator who has shown dedication to high-quality work throughout their career.
The PEN Open Book Award (called the Beyond Margins Award until 2009) is an award designed to help increase the variety of races and ethnic groups in the literary and publishing fields. It also works to give more opportunities to writers from different backgrounds to join the publishing industry. The award was started in 1991 by the PEN American Center (now known as PEN America).
The PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award supports U.S. writers from diverse cultural and racial backgrounds. Its goal is to celebrate excellent writing and to help the public and media understand multicultural works.
The PEN/Bernard and Ann Malamud Award recognizes “outstanding work in writing short stories.” It is given every year by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. The group that chooses the winner includes directors from the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. The award was first presented in 1988.
The PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel is given each year to a full-length novel or book of short stories written by an American author who has not previously published a full-length fiction book. The award is named after Ernest Hemingway and is supported by the Hemingway family and the Ernest Hemingway Foundation/Society. PEN America manages the award.
The PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants were created in 2003 by PEN America (formerly PEN American Center) after receiving a $730,000 donation from Michael Henry Heim, a well-known literary translator. Heim noticed that very few translated books from other languages were being published in English. The goal of the grants is to help bring more translated books from around the world into English so more people can read them.
The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is given each year by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation to American authors, Green Card holders, or permanent residents who write the best fiction of the year. The winner receives $15,000, and each of four runners-up receives $5,000. At the ceremony in Washington, D.C., judges read statements about each finalist’s work.
The PEN Translation Prize (previously called the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize until 2008) is an annual award given by PEN America (formerly known as PEN American Center) to recognize excellent translations into English. Since 1963, the prize has been presented each year by PEN America and the Book of the Month Club. It was the first award in the United States created specifically to honor literary translators.