The following awards are offered by PEN American Center for excellence in nonfiction:

The PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
The PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award is a $10,000 prize given to a book of literary nonfiction on the subject of the physical and biological sciences. >> More

The PEN/Galbraith Award for Nonfiction
The PEN/Galbraith Award for Nonfiction is a $10,000 prize given to a distinguished book of general nonfiction possessing notable literary merit and critical perspective. >> More

The PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
The PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay is a $5,000 prize that aims to preserve the dignity and esteem that the essay form imparts to literature. >> More

The PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing
The PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing is a $5,000 prize honoring a nonfiction book about sports, published in the United States during the previous calendar year. >> More

The PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports Writing
The PEN/ESPN Lifetime Award for Sports Writing is a $5,000 prize honoring a living American or U.S.-based writer for exception contribution to the field. >> More

The PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography
The PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award is a $5,000 prize given to a distinguished biography published in the United States during the current calendar year. >> More

The PEN Open Book Award
The PEN/Open Book Award is a $5,000 prize given to an author of color who has published an exceptional work of literature. >> More

The PEN Emerging Writers Awards
The PEN Emerging Writers Awards ($2,500 each) are given to an up-and-coming fiction writer and nonfiction writer who show exceptional talent but who have yet to publish a book-length work. >> More