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PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize

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The PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection is awarded by the PEN America (formerly PEN American Center) "to exceptionally talented fiction writers whose debut work — a first novel or collection of short stories ... represent distinguished literary achievement and suggests great promise."[1] The winner is selected by a panel of PEN Members made up of three writers or editors. The PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize was originally named the PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship for Writers. The prize awards the debut writer a cash award of US$25,000.

The PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize was established in memory of Robert W. Bingham, who died in 1999 at the age of 33, to commemorate his support of young writers, his love of literature, and his contribution to literary fiction.[1]

The award is one of many PEN awards sponsored by International PEN affiliates in over 145 PEN centres around the world. The PEN American Center awards have been characterized as being among the "major" American literary prizes.[2]

Award winners

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PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize winners and finalists
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2002 Carolyn Cooke The Bostons Winner [3]
Matthew Klam Sam the Cat and Other Stories Winner [3]
Manil Suri The Death of Vishnu Winner [3]
2004 Jonathan Safran Foer Everything Is Illuminated Winner [3]
Will Heinrich The King's Evil Winner [3]
Monique Truong The Book of Salt Winner [3]
2006 Christopher Coake We're in Trouble Winner [3]
2007 Janna Levin A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines Winner [3]
2008 Dalia Sofer The Septembers of Shiraz Winner [3]
2009 Donald Ray Pollock Knockemstiff Winner [3]
2010 Paul Harding Tinkers Winner [3]
2011 Susanna Daniel Stiltsville Winner [3]
Danielle Valore Evans Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self Winner [3][4][5][6]
2012 Vanessa Veselka Zazen Winner [3][7]
2013 Sergio De La Pava A Naked Singularity Winner [8][3][9][10]
2014 Shawn Vestal Godforsaken Idaho Winner [3][11][12][13]
Ian Stansel Everybody's Irish Finalist [14][15]
2015 Jack Livings The Dog: Stories Winner [16][3][17][18]
2016 Mia Alvar In the Country: Stories Winner [19][3][20][21]
Julie Iromuanya Mr. and Mrs. Doctor Finalist [22][23][24]
Jennifer Tseng Mayumi and the Sea of Happiness Finalist
Angela Flournoy The Turner House Finalist
Viet Thanh Nguyen The Sympathizer Finalist
2017 Rion Amilcar Scott Insurrections: Stories Winner [25][3][26][27]
Clare Beams We Show What We Have Learned Finalist [28][29]
Brit Bennett The Mothers Finalist [28]
Yaa Gyasi Homegoing Finalist [28][30]
Cote Smith Hurt People Finalist [28]
2018 Jenny Zhang Sour Heart Winner [31][3][32][33][34][35]
Hannah Lillith Assadi Sonora Finalist [36][37]
Venita Blackburn Black Jesus and Other Superheroes: Stories Finalist [36][37]
Carmen Maria Machado Her Body and Other Parties: Stories Finalist [36][37]
Emily Fridlund History of Wolves Finalist [36][37][38]
2019 Will Mackin Bring Out the Dog Winner [39][3][40][41][42]
Chaya Bhuvaneswar White Dancing Elephants Finalist [43]
Jamel Brinkley A Lucky Man Finalist [43][44]
Helen DeWitt Some Trick Finalist [43]
Akil Kumarasamy Half Gods Finalist [43][45]
2020 Mimi Lok Last of Her Name Winner [46][3][47][48]
2021 Michael X. Wang Further News of Defeat: Stores Winner [49][50][51][3][52]
Dima Alzayat Alligator & Other Stories Finalist [53]
Mary South You Will Never Be Forgotten Finalist [54]
2022 Yoon Choi Skinship Winner [3][55][56][57]
Carribean Fragoza Eat the Mouth That Feeds You Finalist [58][59]
Dantiel W. Moniz Milk Blood Heat Finalist [58][59][60]
Clare Sestanovich Objects of Desire: Stories Finalist [58][59][61]
Chris Stuck Give My Love to the Savages: Stories Finalist [58][59]
2023 Morgan Talty Night of the Living Rez Winner [62][63]
Sindya Bhanoo Seeking Fortune Elsewhere Finalist [64]
Meron Hadero A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times Finalist [64]
Morgan Thomas Manywhere: Stories Finalist [64]
Jasmine Sawers The Anchored World: Flash Fairy Tales and Folklore Finalist [64]

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