PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award

The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award is awarded by the PEN America (formerly PEN American Center) for writing that exemplifies literary excellence on the subject of physical and biological sciences.[1] The award includes a cash prize of $10,000.[2]

The award was founded by scientist and author Dr. Edward O. Wilson, activist and actor Harrison Ford, and the E. O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation.[2] The award was inaugurated in 2011.[3]

Examples of published works that exemplify the quality of writing the award is designed to acknowledge include Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (1962) and James Watson's The Double Helix (1969), which contribute 'to the public’s understanding of scientific principles at work in the world today.'[2]

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.[4]

Award winners

2011[5][6]

Winner: Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Runner-up: David Abram, Becoming Animal

2012[7][8]

Winner: James Gleick, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Runner-up: Donovan Hohn, Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them[9]

2013[10][11]

Winner: Leonard Mlodinow, Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior
Runner-up: David G. Haskell, The Forest Unseen

2014[12][13]

Winner: Carl Hart, High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society

2015[14][15]

Winner: Joshua Horwitz, War of the Whales: A True Story

2016 [16]

Winner: Lauren Redniss, Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future

2017

Winner: Luke Dittrich, Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets

2018[17][18][19]

Winner: Lindsey Fitzharris, The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister’s Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine

2019[20]

Winner: Ben Goldfarb, Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter

References

PEN American Center Literary Awards Archived 2012-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
Hank Campbell (October 15, 2010). ""Literary" $10,000 science writing award to be backed by Edward O. Wilson". Science2.0. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
"Harrison Ford in town to promote conservation". The San Francisco Examiner. October 15, 2010. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
Alfred Bendixen (2005). "Literary Prizes and Awards". The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 689.
"PEN American Center's 2011 award winners". LA Times. August 11, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
"2011 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award". pen.org. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
Julie Bosman (August 29, 2012). "PEN American Center Announces Literary Awards". New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
"2012 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award". pen.org. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
Laurie Hertzel (August 28, 2012). "PEN literary awards announced". StarTribune. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
Carolyn Kellogg (August 14, 2013). "Jacket Copy: PEN announces winners of its 2013 awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
"2013 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award". pen.org. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
Ron Charles (July 30, 2014). "Winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards". Washington Post. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
"2014 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award". pen.org. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
Carolyn Kellogg (May 13, 2015). "PEN announces award-winners and shortlists". LA Times. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
"2015 PEN Literary Award Winners". pen.org. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
http://www.pen.org/literature/2016-pene-o-wilson-literary-science-writing-award
John Maher (February 21, 2018). "Long Soldier, Zhang, Le Guin Win At 2018 PEN Literary Awards". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
"The 2018 PEN America Literary Awards Winners". PEN America. February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
Porter Anderson (January 31, 2018). "Industry Notes: PEN America's Finalists". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
"2019 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award". E O Wilson Foundation. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

External links

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[PEN-1] PEN American Center Literary Awards Archived 2012-06-11 at the Wayback Machine

[campbell-2] Hank Campbell (October 15, 2010). ""Literary" $10,000 science writing award to be backed by Edward O. Wilson". Science2.0. Retrieved August 28, 2012.

[3] "Harrison Ford in town to promote conservation". The San Francisco Examiner. October 15, 2010. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2012.

[4] Alfred Bendixen (2005). "Literary Prizes and Awards". The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 689.

[5] "PEN American Center's 2011 award winners". LA Times. August 11, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2012.

[6] "2011 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award". pen.org. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

[7] Julie Bosman (August 29, 2012). "PEN American Center Announces Literary Awards". New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2012.

[8] "2012 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award". pen.org. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

[9] Laurie Hertzel (August 28, 2012). "PEN literary awards announced". StarTribune. Retrieved October 24, 2012.

[10] Carolyn Kellogg (August 14, 2013). "Jacket Copy: PEN announces winners of its 2013 awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 14, 2013.

[11] "2013 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award". pen.org. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

[12] Ron Charles (July 30, 2014). "Winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards". Washington Post. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

[13] "2014 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award". pen.org. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

[14] Carolyn Kellogg (May 13, 2015). "PEN announces award-winners and shortlists". LA Times. Retrieved May 14, 2015.

[15] "2015 PEN Literary Award Winners". pen.org. Retrieved May 14, 2015.

[16] ttp://www.pen.org/literature/2016-pene-o-wilson-literary-science-writing-award

[17] John Maher (February 21, 2018). "Long Soldier, Zhang, Le Guin Win At 2018 PEN Literary Awards". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

[18] "The 2018 PEN America Literary Awards Winners". PEN America. February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

[19] Porter Anderson (January 31, 2018). "Industry Notes: PEN America's Finalists". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

[20] "2019 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award". E O Wilson Foundation. Retrieved January 28, 2020.