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Founded by writers in 1980, and named for William Faulkner, who used his Nobel Prize funds to create an award for young writers, and PEN, the international writers’ organization, the PEN/Faulkner Foundation brings together American writers and readers in a wide variety of programs to promote a love of literature.

PEN/Faulkner News
On Monday, September 21, PEN/Faulkner celebrated the 21st annual Award for Fiction Gala.  Twelve writers joined PEN/Faulkner in the Elizabethan Theater of the Folger Shakespeare Library for the evening's program of original readings...  
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The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Each year, the PEN/Faulkner Foundation invites three noted writers of fiction to select the Award winner and four finalists from among approximately 300 novels and short story collections submitted.
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The Reading Series at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Distinguished writers of American and international fiction read from their work at the Folger Shakespeare Library and other venues.
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Writers in Schools
Since 1989, Writers in schools has brought acclaimed books and their authors into public and public charter classrooms in Washington, D.C.
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