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News & Noteworthy

PEN is PROUD...

PEN New England is pleased and proud to see previous winners of the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction in the New Yorker's "20 Under40" list of fiction writers worth watching.

For interviews with the authors and links to their stories, click here.

The New York Times covers the story here.

For a list of past Hemingway winners, finalists, and runners-up, click here.

CALLING ALL AUTHORS...

The Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for debut fiction Download submission form and guidelines:

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The L.L. Winship/PEN New England Awards for best fiction, non-fiction, and poetry by a New England author or taking place in a New England setting Download submission form and guidelines:

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E.O. WILSON TO RECEIVE THOREAU PRIZE

The Henry David Thoreau Prize
for Literary Excellence in Nature Writing

The prize will be given to author E.O. Wilson in recognition of his exceptional talents as a nature writer. The presentation of this award will be held on February 8th, 2011. Please check back for more information.

To learn more about E.O. Wilson, click here.

To learn about last year's event, click here.