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The '''PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Awards''', commonly referred to as the '''PEN/Laura Pels Award''', is awarded by the [[PEN American Center]]. It annually recognizes two American playwrights. A medal is given to a designated "grand master" American dramatist, in recognition of their work, and a stipend of $7,500 (in 2005) is presented to a "new voice", an American playwright whose literary and artistic merit is evident in their plays.
The '''PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award''', commonly referred to as the '''PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award''', is awarded by the [[PEN America]] (formerly PEN American Center). It annually recognizes two American playwrights. A medal is given to a designated "grand master" American dramatist, in recognition of their work, and a stipend of $7,500 (in 2005) is presented to a "new voice", an American playwright whose literary and artistic merit is evident in their plays.


"Two playwrights are selected for the following honors: a specially commissioned art object will be presented to a master American dramatist, in recognition of his or her body of work; and a cash prize of $7,500 will be awarded to an American playwright in mid-career, whose literary achievements are vividly apparent in the rich and striking language of his or her work. In both cases, PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater honorees are writers working indisputably at the highest level of achievement. The awards were developed to reflect Laura Pels’s dedication to supporting excellence in American theatre as well as PEN’s commitment to recognizing and rewarding the playwright's literary accomplishment."
"Two playwrights are selected for the following honors: a specially commissioned art object will be presented to a master American dramatist, in recognition of his or her body of work; and a cash prize of $7,500 will be awarded to an American playwright in mid-career, whose literary achievements are vividly apparent in the rich and striking language of his or her work. In both cases, PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater honorees are writers working indisputably at the highest level of achievement. The awards were developed to reflect Laura Pels’s dedication to supporting excellence in American theatre as well as PEN’s commitment to recognizing and rewarding the playwright's literary accomplishment."
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The Master American Dramatist Award is not open to nominations but is chosen by the judges panel. The Mid-Career Award is open to peer nominations (i.e., not by the playwrights themselves), but the playwrights must meet certain criteria: they must be American and write in English; they can be from regional theaters as long as they have had two full-length productions mounted under either open- or limited-run contracts and in theaters with at least 299 seats. Specifically excluded are playwrights who write one-acts, musical-books, or translations.
The Master American Dramatist Award is not open to nominations but is chosen by the judges panel. The Mid-Career Award is open to peer nominations (i.e., not by the playwrights themselves), but the playwrights must meet certain criteria: they must be American and write in English; they can be from regional theaters as long as they have had two full-length productions mounted under either open- or limited-run contracts and in theaters with at least 299 seats. Specifically excluded are playwrights who write one-acts, musical-books, or translations.


The award is [[List of PEN literary awards|one of many PEN awards]] sponsored by [[International PEN]] affiliates in over [[International PEN centres|145 PEN centers]] around the world. The PEN American Center awards have been characterized as being among the "major" American literary prizes.<ref>{{cite book |chapterurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=LyJqIfNPSgcC&pg=PA689 |title=The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature |chapter=Literary Prizes and Awards |publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group |author=Alfred Bendixen |year=2005 |page=689}}</ref>
The award is [[List of PEN literary awards|one of many PEN awards]] sponsored by [[International PEN]] affiliates in over [[International PEN centres|145 PEN centers]] around the world. The PEN American Center awards have been characterized as being among the "major" American literary prizes.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LyJqIfNPSgcC&pg=PA689 |title=The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature |chapter=Literary Prizes and Awards |publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group |author=Alfred Bendixen |year=2005 |page=689 |access-date=2016-10-23 |archive-date=2023-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224194004/https://books.google.com/books?id=LyJqIfNPSgcC&pg=PA689 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Award winners==
==Award winners==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award winners
*1998 [[Arthur Miller]] and [[Richard Greenberg]] <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/00/11/12/specials/miller-penaward.html?_r=1 |title=Arthur Miller Gets Award From PEN |date=May 9, 1998 |accessdate=August 11, 2012 |author= LAWRENCE VAN GELDER |work=New York Times}}</ref>
!Year
*1999 [[Edward Albee]] and [[Paula Vogel]]
!Category
*2000 [[Horton Foote]] and [[Suzan-Lori Parks]]
!Playwright
*2001 [[Richard Foreman]] and [[Charles L. Mee]]
!Ref.
*2002 [[María Irene Fornés]] and [[Tony Kushner]]
|-
*2003 [[John Guare]] and [[Craig Lucas]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1998 in literature|1998]]
*2004 [[Lanford Wilson]] and [[Lynn Nottage]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
*2005 [[Wallace Shawn]] and [[Dael Orlandersmith]]
|{{sortname|last=Greenberg|first=Richard}}
*2006 [[Adrienne Kennedy]] and [[Stephen Adly Guirgis]]
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Van Gelder |first=Lawrence |date=May 9, 1998 |title=Arthur Miller Gets Award From PEN |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/00/11/12/specials/miller-penaward.html?_r=1 |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=2020-02-12 |title=PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award |url=https://pen.org/pels-theater-award/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=[[PEN America]] |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205141403/https://pen.org/pels-theater-award/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*2007 [[A. R. Gurney]] and [[Naomi Iizuka]]
|-
*2008 [[Richard Nelson (playwright)]] and [[Sarah Ruhl]]
|Master American Dramatist
*2009 [[Sam Shepard]] and [[Nilo Cruz]]
|{{sortname|last=Miller|first=Arthur}}
*2010 [[David Mamet]] and [[Theresa Rebeck]]
|<ref name=":0" />
*2011 [[David Henry Hwang]] and Marcus Gardley
|-
*2012 [[Christopher Durang]] / [[Will Eno]] and [[Adam Rapp]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1999 in literature|1999]]
*2013 [[Larry Kramer]] and [[Kirsten Greenidge]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
*2014<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/07/30/winners-of-the-2014-pen-literary-awards/ |title=Winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards |work=[[Washington Post]] |author=[[Ron Charles (critic)|Ron Charles]] |date=July 30, 2014 |accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref>
|{{sortname|last=Vogel|first=Paula}}
**Master American Dramatist: [[David Rabe]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pen.org/literature/2014-penlaura-pels-international-foundation-theater-award-master-american-dramatist |title=2014 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for Master American Dramatist |work=pen.org |author= |date= |accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref>
|<ref name=":7" />
**American Playwright in Mid-Career: [[Donald Margulies]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pen.org/literature/2014-penlaura-pels-international-foundation-theater-award-american-playwright-mid-career |title=2014 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for an American Playwright in Mid-Career |work=pen.org |author= |date= |accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref>
|-
**Emerging American Playwright: [[Laura Marks]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pen.org/literature/2014-penlaura-pels-international-foundation-theater-award-emerging-american-playwright |title=2014 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for an Emerging American Playwright |work=pen.oreg |author= |date= |accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref>
|Master American Dramatist
*2015<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-pen-announces-award-winners-and-shortlists-20150513-story.html |title=PEN announces award-winners and shortlists |work=[[LA Times]] |author=Carolyn Kellogg |date=May 13, 2015 |accessdate=May 14, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pen.org/2015-pen-literary-award-winners |title=2015 PEN Literary Award Winners |work=pen.org |author= |date= |accessdate=May 14, 2015}}</ref>
|{{sortname|last=Albee|first=Edward}}
**Master American Dramatist: [[Tina Howe]]
|
**American Playwright in Mid-Career: [[Anne Washburn]]
|-
**Emerging American Playwright: [[Jennifer Blackmer]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2000 in literature|2000]]
*2016<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chron.com/entertainment/arts-theater/article/PEN-Literary-Award-winners-announced-6862999.php |title=PEN Literary Award winners announced |work=Chron |author=Maggie Galehouse |date=March 1, 2016 |accessdate=March 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pen.org/2016-pen-literary-award-winners |title=2016 PEN Literary Award Winners |publisher=PEN |author= |date=March 1, 2016 |accessdate=March 2, 2016}}</ref>
**Master American Dramatist: [[Lynn Nottage]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Parks|first=Suzan-Lori}}
**American Playwright in Mid-Career: [[Young Jean Lee]]
|<ref name=":7" />
**Emerging American Playwright: [[Branden Jacobs-Jenkins]]
|-
*2017
**Master American Dramatist: [[Suzan-Lori Parks]]
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Foote|first=Horton}}
**American Playwright in Mid-Career: [[Tarell Alvin McCraney]]
|
**Emerging American Playwright: [[Thomas Bradshaw (playwright)|Thomas Bradshaw]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2001 in literature|2001]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Mee|first=Charles L.}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Foreman|first=Richard}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2002 in literature|2002]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Kushner|first=Tony}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Fornés|first=María Irene}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2003 in literature|2003]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Lucas|first=Craig}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Guare|first=John}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2004 in literature|2004]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Nottage|first=Lynn}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Wilson|first=Lanford}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2005 in literature|2005]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Orlandersmith|first=Dael}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Shawn|first=Wallace}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2006 in literature|2006]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Guirgis|first=Stephen Adly}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Kennedy|first=Adrienne}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2007 in literature|2007]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Iizuka|first=Naomi}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Gurney|first=A. R.}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2008 in literature|2008]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Ruhl|first=Sarah}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Nelson|first=Richard|link=Richard Nelson (playwright)}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2009 in literature|2009]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Cruz|first=Nilo}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Shepard|first=Sam}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2010 in literature|2010]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Rebeck|first=Theresa}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Mamet|first=David}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2011 in literature|2011]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Gardley|first=Marcus}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Hwang|first=David Henry}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2012 in literature|2012]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Eno|first=Will}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Rapp|first=Adam}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Durang |first=Christopher}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2013 in literature|2013]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Greenidge|first=Kirsten}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Kramer|first=Larry}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2014 in literature|2014]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Margulies|first=Donald}}
|<ref name=":1">{{cite news |author=Ron Charles |author-link=Ron Charles (critic) |date=July 30, 2014 |title=Winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/07/30/winners-of-the-2014-pen-literary-awards/ |access-date=August 1, 2014 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |archive-date=May 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509075051/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/07/30/winners-of-the-2014-pen-literary-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2014 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for an American Playwright in Mid-Career |url=http://www.pen.org/literature/2014-penlaura-pels-international-foundation-theater-award-american-playwright-mid-career |access-date=August 1, 2014 |work=pen.org |date=17 July 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092304/http://www.pen.org/literature/2014-penlaura-pels-international-foundation-theater-award-american-playwright-mid-career |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":7" />
|-
|Emerging American Playwright
|{{sortname|last=Marks|first=Laura|dab=playwright}}
|<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web |title=2014 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for an Emerging American Playwright |url=http://www.pen.org/literature/2014-penlaura-pels-international-foundation-theater-award-emerging-american-playwright |access-date=August 1, 2014 |work=pen.oreg |date=17 July 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092319/http://www.pen.org/literature/2014-penlaura-pels-international-foundation-theater-award-emerging-american-playwright |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Rabe|first=David}}
|<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web |title=2014 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for Master American Dramatist |url=http://www.pen.org/literature/2014-penlaura-pels-international-foundation-theater-award-master-american-dramatist |access-date=August 1, 2014 |work=pen.org |date=16 April 2014 |archive-date=April 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405135212/http://www.pen.org/literature/2014-penlaura-pels-international-foundation-theater-award-master-american-dramatist |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2015 in literature|2015]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Washburn|first=Anne}}
|<ref name=":2">{{cite news |author=Carolyn Kellogg |date=May 13, 2015 |title=PEN announces award-winners and shortlists |url=http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-pen-announces-award-winners-and-shortlists-20150513-story.html |access-date=May 14, 2015 |newspaper=[[LA Times]] |archive-date=May 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515062345/http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-pen-announces-award-winners-and-shortlists-20150513-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=2015 PEN Literary Award Winners |url=http://www.pen.org/2015-pen-literary-award-winners |access-date=May 14, 2015 |work=pen.org |date=11 May 2015 |archive-date=May 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516014656/http://www.pen.org/2015-pen-literary-award-winners |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":7" />
|-
|Emerging American Playwright
|{{sortname|last=Blackmer|first=Jennifer}}
|<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Howe|first=Tina}}
|<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2016 in literature|2016]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Lee|first=Young Jean}}
|<ref name=":4">{{cite web |author=Maggie Galehouse |date=March 1, 2016 |title=PEN Literary Award winners announced |url=http://www.chron.com/entertainment/arts-theater/article/PEN-Literary-Award-winners-announced-6862999.php |access-date=March 2, 2016 |work=Chron |archive-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302102939/http://www.chron.com/entertainment/arts-theater/article/PEN-Literary-Award-winners-announced-6862999.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite web |date=March 1, 2016 |title=2016 PEN Literary Award Winners |url=http://www.pen.org/2016-pen-literary-award-winners |access-date=March 2, 2016 |publisher=PEN |archive-date=March 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301213047/http://www.pen.org/2016-pen-literary-award-winners |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":7" />
|-
|Emerging American Playwright
|{{sortname|last=Jacobs-Jenkins|first=Branden}}
|<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Nottage|first=Lynn}}
|<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2017 in literature|2017]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=McCraney|first=Tarell Alvin}}
|<ref name=":7" />
|-
|Emerging American Playwright
|{{sortname|last=Bradshaw|first=Thomas|link=Thomas Bradshaw (playwright)}}
|
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Parks|first=Suzan-Lori}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2018 in literature|2018]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Kempson|first=Sibyl}}
|<ref name=":6">{{cite web |title=2018 PEN America Lifetime and Career Achievement Honorees |url=https://pen.org/2018-lifetime-career-achievement-honorees/ |access-date=21 February 2018 |website=PEN America |date=6 February 2018 |archive-date=5 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005141853/https://pen.org/2018-lifetime-career-achievement-honorees/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":7" />
|-
|Emerging American Playwright
|{{sortname|last=Lew|first=Mike}}
|<ref name=":6" />
|-
|Master American Dramatist
|{{sortname|last=Alfaro|first=Luis}}
|<ref name=":6" />
|-
|[[2019 in literature|2019]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=FastHorse|first=Larissa}}
|<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-05 |title=2019 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award |url=https://pen.org/2019-pels-theater-award/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=[[PEN America]] |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924235535/https://pen.org/2019-pels-theater-award/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[2020 in literature|2020]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Barfield|first=Tanya}}
|<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fierberg |first=Ruthie |date=2020-02-12 |title=Tom Stoppard and Tanya Barfield Receive 2020 PEN America Awards |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/tom-stoppard-and-tanya-barfield-receive-2020-pen-america-awards |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=[[Playbill]] |archive-date=2022-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112201706/https://www.playbill.com/article/tom-stoppard-and-tanya-barfield-receive-2020-pen-america-awards |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[2021 in literature|2021]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Jones|first=Daniel Alexander}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murua |first=James |date=2021-03-25 |title=Writers of African descent on PEN America Career Achievement Awards 2021 |url=https://www.jamesmurua.com/writers-of-african-descent-on-pen-america-career-achievement-awards-2021/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=James Murua's Literature Blog |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007131309/https://www.jamesmurua.com/writers-of-african-descent-on-pen-america-career-achievement-awards-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=[[The Associated Press]] |date=2021-03-23 |title=Canadian Anne Carson, Tony laureate George C. Wolfe win PEN awards |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/anne-carson-pen-awards-1.5960312 |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=[[CBC News]] |archive-date=2022-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130010121/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/anne-carson-pen-awards-1.5960312 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 in literature|2022]]
|American Playwright in Mid-Career
|{{sortname|last=Drury|first=Jackie Sibblies}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harms |first=Talaura |date=2022-02-03 |title=Dramatists Elaine May and Jackie Sibblies Drury Named PEN Literary Award Recipients |url=https://playbill.com/article/dramatists-elaine-may-and-jackie-sibblies-drury-named-pen-literary-award-recipients |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=[[Playbill]] |archive-date=2022-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112163531/https://www.playbill.com/article/dramatists-elaine-may-and-jackie-sibblies-drury-named-pen-literary-award-recipients |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |title=Seth Meyers to Host PEN America Literary Awards Honoring Elaine May & More |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Seth-Meyers-to-Host-PEN-America-Literary-Awards-Honoring-Elaine-May-More-20220202 |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=[[Broadway World]] |language=en |archive-date=2022-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216193051/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Seth-Meyers-to-Host-PEN-America-Literary-Awards-Honoring-Elaine-May-More-20220202 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2023
|
|[[Erika Dickerson-Despenza]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Putnam |first=Leah |date=2023-02-27 |title=PEN America to Honor Erika Dickerson-Despenza at 2023 Awards |url=https://playbill.com/article/pen-america-to-honor-erika-dickerson-despenza-at-2023-awards |access-date=2024-04-02 |work=Playbill}}</ref>
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.pen.org/ PEN American Center]
*[http://www.pen.org/ PEN America]
*[http://www.pen.org/literary_awards/penlaura-pels-international-foundation-theater-award-american-playwright-mid-career-and Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Awards for Drama Winner's Archive]
*[https://pen.org/pels-theater-awards/ Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award]


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The PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award, commonly referred to as the PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award, is awarded by the PEN America (formerly PEN American Center). It annually recognizes two American playwrights. A medal is given to a designated "grand master" American dramatist, in recognition of their work, and a stipend of $7,500 (in 2005) is presented to a "new voice", an American playwright whose literary and artistic merit is evident in their plays.

"Two playwrights are selected for the following honors: a specially commissioned art object will be presented to a master American dramatist, in recognition of his or her body of work; and a cash prize of $7,500 will be awarded to an American playwright in mid-career, whose literary achievements are vividly apparent in the rich and striking language of his or her work. In both cases, PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater honorees are writers working indisputably at the highest level of achievement. The awards were developed to reflect Laura Pels’s dedication to supporting excellence in American theatre as well as PEN’s commitment to recognizing and rewarding the playwright's literary accomplishment."

The Master American Dramatist Award is not open to nominations but is chosen by the judges panel. The Mid-Career Award is open to peer nominations (i.e., not by the playwrights themselves), but the playwrights must meet certain criteria: they must be American and write in English; they can be from regional theaters as long as they have had two full-length productions mounted under either open- or limited-run contracts and in theaters with at least 299 seats. Specifically excluded are playwrights who write one-acts, musical-books, or translations.

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.[1]

Award winners

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PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award winners
Year Category Playwright Ref.
1998 American Playwright in Mid-Career Richard Greenberg [2][3]
Master American Dramatist Arthur Miller [2]
1999 American Playwright in Mid-Career Paula Vogel [3]
Master American Dramatist Edward Albee
2000 American Playwright in Mid-Career Suzan-Lori Parks [3]
Master American Dramatist Horton Foote
2001 American Playwright in Mid-Career Charles L. Mee [3]
Master American Dramatist Richard Foreman
2002 American Playwright in Mid-Career Tony Kushner [3]
Master American Dramatist María Irene Fornés
2003 American Playwright in Mid-Career Craig Lucas [3]
Master American Dramatist John Guare
2004 American Playwright in Mid-Career Lynn Nottage [3]
Master American Dramatist Lanford Wilson
2005 American Playwright in Mid-Career Dael Orlandersmith [3]
Master American Dramatist Wallace Shawn
2006 American Playwright in Mid-Career Stephen Adly Guirgis [3]
Master American Dramatist Adrienne Kennedy
2007 American Playwright in Mid-Career Naomi Iizuka [3]
Master American Dramatist A. R. Gurney
2008 American Playwright in Mid-Career Sarah Ruhl [3]
Master American Dramatist Richard Nelson
2009 American Playwright in Mid-Career Nilo Cruz [3]
Master American Dramatist Sam Shepard
2010 American Playwright in Mid-Career Theresa Rebeck [3]
Master American Dramatist David Mamet
2011 American Playwright in Mid-Career Marcus Gardley [3]
Master American Dramatist David Henry Hwang
2012 American Playwright in Mid-Career Will Eno [3]
American Playwright in Mid-Career Adam Rapp [3]
Master American Dramatist Christopher Durang
2013 American Playwright in Mid-Career Kirsten Greenidge [3]
Master American Dramatist Larry Kramer
2014 American Playwright in Mid-Career Donald Margulies [4][5][3]
Emerging American Playwright Laura Marks [4][6]
Master American Dramatist David Rabe [4][7]
2015 American Playwright in Mid-Career Anne Washburn [8][9][3]
Emerging American Playwright Jennifer Blackmer [8][9]
Master American Dramatist Tina Howe [8][9]
2016 American Playwright in Mid-Career Young Jean Lee [10][11][3]
Emerging American Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins [10][11]
Master American Dramatist Lynn Nottage [10][11]
2017 American Playwright in Mid-Career Tarell Alvin McCraney [3]
Emerging American Playwright Thomas Bradshaw
Master American Dramatist Suzan-Lori Parks
2018 American Playwright in Mid-Career Sibyl Kempson [12][3]
Emerging American Playwright Mike Lew [12]
Master American Dramatist Luis Alfaro [12]
2019 American Playwright in Mid-Career Larissa FastHorse [3][13]
2020 American Playwright in Mid-Career Tanya Barfield [3][14]
2021 American Playwright in Mid-Career Daniel Alexander Jones [15][16]
2022 American Playwright in Mid-Career Jackie Sibblies Drury [17][18]
2023 Erika Dickerson-Despenza [19]

References

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  1. ^ 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 2016-10-23.
  2. ^ a b Van Gelder, Lawrence (May 9, 1998). "Arthur Miller Gets Award From PEN". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award". PEN America. 2020-02-12. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  4. ^ a b c 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.
  5. ^ "2014 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for an American Playwright in Mid-Career". pen.org. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  6. ^ "2014 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for an Emerging American Playwright". pen.oreg. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  7. ^ "2014 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for Master American Dramatist". pen.org. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  8. ^ a b c 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.
  9. ^ a b c "2015 PEN Literary Award Winners". pen.org. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  10. ^ a b c Maggie Galehouse (March 1, 2016). "PEN Literary Award winners announced". Chron. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  11. ^ a b c "2016 PEN Literary Award Winners". PEN. March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  12. ^ a b c "2018 PEN America Lifetime and Career Achievement Honorees". PEN America. 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  13. ^ "2019 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award". PEN America. 2019-02-05. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  14. ^ Fierberg, Ruthie (2020-02-12). "Tom Stoppard and Tanya Barfield Receive 2020 PEN America Awards". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  15. ^ Murua, James (2021-03-25). "Writers of African descent on PEN America Career Achievement Awards 2021". James Murua's Literature Blog. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  16. ^ The Associated Press (2021-03-23). "Canadian Anne Carson, Tony laureate George C. Wolfe win PEN awards". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  17. ^ Harms, Talaura (2022-02-03). "Dramatists Elaine May and Jackie Sibblies Drury Named PEN Literary Award Recipients". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  18. ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe. "Seth Meyers to Host PEN America Literary Awards Honoring Elaine May & More". Broadway World. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  19. ^ Putnam, Leah (2023-02-27). "PEN America to Honor Erika Dickerson-Despenza at 2023 Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
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