PEN Center USA West Literary Awards
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		The 1997 Winners

FICTION
The Dazzle of Day
by Molly Gloss

CREATIVE NONFICTION
Burning the Days
Recollection
by James Salter

RESEARCH-BASED NONFICTION
Snakes
The Evolution of Mystery in Nature
by Harry W. Greene, Michael Fogden (photo.)

POETRY
The Profile Makers
by Linda Bierds

TRANSLATION
A Bohemian Youth
by Josef Hirsal, Michael Henry Heim (trans.)

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
James Printer
A Novel of Rebellion
by Paul Samuel Jacobs

1997

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
John Rechy

AWARD OF HONOR
In 1997, PEN West presented its first Award of Honor to the Writers Guild of America. For more than 60 years, the Writers Guild of America has worked to protect the interests of writers in the motion picture, television, radio, interactive, and news industries.

FICTION
The Atlas
by William T. Vollmann

CREATIVE NONFICTION
Bad Land
by Jonathan Raban

RESEARCH-BASED NONFICTION
No Matter How Loud I Shout
by Edward Humes

POETRY
Cranial Guitar
by Bob Kaufman

TRANSLATION
Kangaroo Notebook
by Kobo Abe , Maryellen T. Mori (trans.)

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Small Steps
by Peg Kehret