The PEN American Center is accepting submissions for its new PEN/Fusion Emerging Writers Prize, which will recognize an unpublished work of nonfiction that addresses a global and/or multicultural issue. Young writers (younger than 35) who have had at least one prior publication in a national magazine or journal may submit their work. The winner will receive a $10,000 prize.
The submission deadline is February 27, 2015.
This year’s judges are John Freeman, Roxane Gay, and Cristina Henríquez.