Ruchika Tomar, A Prayer for Travelers (Riverhead)

Critically-acclaimed debut novelist Ruchika Tomar is the winner of the 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel, for A Prayer for Travelers (Riverhead).

Award citation:

Coronavirus exposure actions:

The PEN/Hemingway festivities scheduled for April 5 are canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date (TBD).

The JFK Library, NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) and all Presidential Libraries, are closed to the public until further notice. 

The Florida Hemingway Society is offering a $500 Award for the best essay on Hemingway and the Arts. The award is open to all Florida College or University students. Submissions are due by March 21, 2020. See details at www.floridahemingwaysociety.org/news/2020/2/25/fhs-essay-contest