PEN/Dau Prize x Catapult: Reading from Best Debut Short Stories 2024

Join us on December 19th, 2024, for a virtual reading and celebration of the winners of the 2024 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. Six of the writers, Josie Abugov, Annie Barnett, Jason Baum, Zkara Gaillard, Leanne Ma, and Benjamin Van Voorhis will read selections from their award-winning stories, which have been anthologized in “Best Debut Short Stories 2024” (Catapult).

We have the pleasure of being joined by Sindya Bhanoo, one of the 2024 judges, as emcee for the evening. We hope you’ll join us as we celebrate these exciting new voices in fiction.

The event is free and open to the public. Register now at pen.org/events.