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The PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing was awarded by the PEN America (formerly PEN American Center) to honor "a nonfiction book about sports."[1] The award was established in 2010 and is awarded to a title that is "biographical, investigative, historical, or analytical" in nature.[2][3][4] Judges have included Robert Lipsyte, Tim O'Brien, and Susan Orlean. In June 2019 ESPN announced it would no longer partner with PEN. The awards have not been rebooted by PEN as of April 2021.

Presented in conjunction is the PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing. This award is given to an American or U.S.-based writer to honor "their body of work and long-term contributions to the field of literary sports writing."[2][5] The award was established in 2011 and includes an honorarium of US$5,000.[6] Candidates are nominated by PEN Members.

The award is one of many PEN awards sponsored by International PEN affiliates in over 145 PEN centers around the world. The PEN American Center awards have been characterized as being among the "major" American literary prizes.[7]

Award winners

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Year Category Writer Title Ref.
2010 Lifetime Achievement Award
Literary Sports Writing Marshall Jon Fisher A Terrible Splendor
2011 Lifetime Achievement Award Roger Angell [8][9][10]
Literary Sports Writing George Dohrmann Play Their Hearts Out [8][9][10]
2012 Lifetime Achievement Award Dan Jenkins [11]
Literary Sports Writing Dan Barry The Secret Game: A Wartime Story of Courage, Change, and Basketball's Lost Triumph [11]
2013 Lifetime Achievement Award Frank Deford [12][13]
Literary Sports Writing Mark Kram, Jr. Like Any Normal Day [12]
2014 Lifetime Achievement Award Dave Anderson [14][15]
Literary Sports Writing Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru League of Denial [14][16]
2015 Lifetime Achievement Award Bob Ryan [17][18]
Literary Sports Writing John Branch Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard [17][18]
2016 Lifetime Achievement Award John Schulian [19][20]
Literary Sports Writing Scott Ellsworth The Secret Game: A Wartime Story of Courage, Change, and Basketball's Lost Triumph [19][20]
2017 Lifetime Achievement Award Bill Nack [21]
Literary Sports Writing Joe Nocera and Bill Strauss Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion against the NCAA [21]
2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Dave Kindred [22][23][24][25]
Literary Sports Writing Jonathan Eig Ali: A Life [22][23][24][25]
2019 Lifetime Achievement Award Jackie "Mac" MacMullan [26][27]
Literary Sports Writing Rowan Ricardo Phillips The Circuit: A Tennis Odyssey [26][27]

References

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  1. ^ PEN American Center Literary Awards Archived 2012-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b PEN American Center Literary Awards Archived 2012-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "PEN and ESPN Partner on Sports Writing Award". Publishers Weekly. May 12, 2010. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "ESPN And PEN Team Up For Sports Writing Award". Huffington Post. May 11, 2010. Archived from the original on May 20, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  5. ^ "PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing Announced". Independent Publisher. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  6. ^ Dave Bogart (2011). Library and Book Trade Almanac. Information Today. p. 628. ISBN 9781573874120.
  7. ^ Alfred Bendixen (2005). "Literary Prizes and Awards". The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 689. Archived from the original on 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  8. ^ a b "Jacket Copy: PEN American Center's 2011 award winners". LA Times. August 11, 2011. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  9. ^ a b Stacey Mickelbart (August 11, 2011). "The 2011 PEN Honorees in The New Yorker". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  10. ^ a b Gabe Habash (August 12, 2011). "2011 PEN Literary Awards Winners". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  11. ^ a b "2012 PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing". pen.org. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  12. ^ a b Carolyn Kellogg (August 14, 2013). "Jacket Copy: PEN announces winners of its 2013 awards". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  13. ^ "2013 PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing". pen.org. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  14. ^ a b Ron Charles (July 30, 2014). "Winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards". Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  15. ^ "2014 PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing". pen.org. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  16. ^ "2014 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing". pen.org. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  17. ^ a b Carolyn Kellogg (May 13, 2015). "PEN announces award-winners and shortlists". LA Times. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  18. ^ a b "2015 PEN Literary Award Winners". pen.org. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  19. ^ a b Maggie Galehouse (March 1, 2016). "PEN Literary Award winners announced". Chron. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  20. ^ a b "2016 PEN Literary Award Winners". PEN. March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  21. ^ a b "2017 PEN America Literary Awards Winners - PEN America". PEN America. 2017-03-27. Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  22. ^ a b John Maher (February 21, 2018). "Long Soldier, Zhang, Le Guin Win At 2018 PEN Literary Awards". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  23. ^ a b "The 2018 PEN America Literary Awards Winners". PEN America. February 20, 2018. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  24. ^ a b Porter Anderson (January 31, 2018). "Industry Notes: PEN America's Finalists". Publishing Perspectives. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  25. ^ a b "2018 PEN American Lifetime Career and Achievement Awards". PEN America. February 2017. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  26. ^ a b "The 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Winners". PEN America. 2019-02-26. Archived from the original on 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  27. ^ a b "PEN America Literary Awards 2019 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
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