CK Kane is an American writer. Her fiction and poetry have been published in Hobart, X-R-A-Y Lit Mag, G*Mob & NEUTRAL SPACES. She wrote and directed the feature film Behind Some Dark Cloud which won the Mira Nair Award at the Harlem International Film Festival. Her short story “Them Bones” won a 2022 PEN America Dau award and appeared in Catapult’s BEST DEBUT SHORT STORIES 2022.
Winner of the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers
The winning stories will be published in the annual anthology Best Debut Short Stories: The PEN America Dau Prize from Catapult Books. “The publication of a debut story can be a launching pad for a writer’s career,” said Donica Bettanin, director of PEN America’s Literary Awards program. “We’re thrilled to celebrate these authors and the vibrant magazines, journals, and websites that brought their work to light.”
Now in its sixth year, the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers annually recognizes 12 emerging writers with $2,000 each for a debut short story published in a literary magazine, journal, or cultural website. Previous winners who have gone on to enjoy wide readership and book publication include Crystal Hana Kim (2017), Celeste Mohammed (2018), Doug Henderson (2019) and Willa C. Richards (2020). The prize is generously supported by the family of the late Robert J. Dau, whose commitment to the literary arts has made him a fitting namesake for this career-launching prize.
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Behind Some Dark Cloud
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