PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing
1 appearances
Steve Fainaru
すてぃーぶ・ふぁいなる
Suteibu Fainaru
Aliases:
Făinaru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962 （Mountain View, California）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Mountain View, California → Marin County, California → San Francisco Bay Area
Career
- Occupations
- investigative journalist, senior writer, managing editor
- Active Years
- 1984-2024
- Affiliations
- ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine, Washington Post, The Bay Citizen
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | international affairs | master's degree | — | United States |
University of Missouri
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
United States
Columbia University
international affairs
Degree:
master's degree
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting | coverage of the Iraq War | — | Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism | winner |
| 2014 | PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing | League of Denial | — | PEN America / ESPN | winner |
Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
2008
Work:
coverage of the Iraq War
Organization:
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Result:
winner
PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing
2014
Work:
League of Denial
Organization:
PEN America / ESPN
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Duke of Havana: Baseball, Cuba, and the Search for the American Dream
2001 non-fictionA book about baseball, Cuba, and the search for the American Dream.
Big Boy Rules: America's Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq
2008 non-fictionA book about America's mercenaries fighting in Iraq.
League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions, and the Battle for Truth
2013 non-fictionA book about traumatic brain injuries in the NFL, co-written with his brother.
Bibliography
- The Duke of Havana (2001)
- Big Boy Rules (2008)
- League of Denial (2013)
Legacy
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist known for Iraq War coverage and NFL concussion reporting.
Trivia
- Romanian-American descent.
- Co-authored League of Denial with brother Mark Fainaru-Wada.