Our Next Literary Conversation: Leaving Home, Finding Home

Join us on October 18 for a conversation with Angie Cruz, Jonathan Escoffery, and Sarah Thankam Mathews, each of whom has written electrifying works of fiction centering the lives of immigrants. Their conversation, moderated by Jung Yun, will explore themes of family, community, intersecting identities, and survival.

Literary Garden Party

Please join us on September 30 for a delightful afternoon celebrating our local DC literary community. We’ll gather at the stunning Hill Center, bringing together more than 200 authors and readers. A short program will feature remarks from Angie KimMatthew Klam, and Mecca Jamilah Sullivan. We hope to see you there!

Exciting News About the PEN/Malamud Award!

A $100,000 matching gift from the estate of Paul F. Malamud will ensure the legacy of the award for years to come. With your help, we will continue to celebrate exceptional writers working in the short story form.

Our Awards

The PEN/Faulkner Foundation celebrates literature by giving out three major literary awards: the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, and the PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion. Our goal in doing so is to honor major literary achievements and help readers discover the breadth and diversity of contemporary fiction.

Literary Conversations

PEN/Faulkner brings highly acclaimed established and emerging authors together into a shared space, inviting them to discuss urgent contemporary issues through the lens of their varied perspectives. By curating Literary Conversations, we turn the private, individual experience of reading into an enriching, inspiring experience for a larger community, one that engages in vital civil discourse.

Literary Conversations

PEN/Faulkner brings highly acclaimed established and emerging authors together into a shared space, inviting them to discuss urgent contemporary issues through the lens of their varied perspectives. By curating Literary Conversations, we turn the private, individual experience of reading into an enriching, inspiring experience for a larger community, one that engages in vital civil discourse.

Education Programs

PEN/Faulkner provides young people with dynamic literary experiences that combine culturally relevant book donations, writing instruction, and rich discussions with authors. Our education programs work in tandem to create spaces in which students in grades 3-12 from all across DC can engage with a diverse variety of perspectives.

We currently offer: Writers in Schools, Writing Workshops, Writers in Residence, and our Nuestras Voces initiative.

OUR MISSION

The PEN/Faulkner Foundation champions the breadth and power of fiction in America.

Your Support Matters

Your support makes our programs possible. Please consider a contribution. Thank you.

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