PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing

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The PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding nonfiction books that use sports as a lens for exploring broader human, social, and cultural themes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary award
sports writing award
administeredBy PEN America NERFINISHED
aimsTo highlight sports writing that illuminates broader human experience
honor outstanding literary sports nonfiction
associatedWith PEN International network of writers NERFINISHED
awardFor literary sports writing
nonfiction book
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currency no longer awarded
discontinued 2019
eligibility book-length work
nonfiction prose
work originally published in the United States
field literature
sports journalism
focusesOn sports
frequency annual
genre nonfiction
hasCategory American literary awards
nonfiction literary awards
sports writing awards
inception 2010
involves sports as a lens for broader human themes
sports as a lens for cultural themes
sports as a lens for social themes
language English
location New York City
namedAfter ESPN NERFINISHED
PEN America NERFINISHED
notableFor emphasis on literary quality in sports writing
organizerType nonprofit literary organization
partOf PEN America Literary Awards NERFINISHED
presentedBy PEN America NERFINISHED
scope United States publications
selectionProcess judged by a panel of writers and editors
sponsoredBy ESPN NERFINISHED
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network NERFINISHED
sponsorType sports media company
status discontinued
typicalPrize cash award

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PEN America awards hasPart PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing