Our Mission
PEN/Faulkner’s mission is to champion the breadth and power of fiction in America.
Our Values
PEN/Faulkner is dedicated to the idea that fiction creates empathy within and among communities and advances civil discourse. American culture thrives when stories from diverse perspectives enrich our lives. To further these ideals, we cultivate a vibrant landscape for writers and readers of fiction both locally and nationally.
Our Team
Sherri Hammerman
Marketing Coordinator
Madelyn Kye
Lisa Page Literary
Education Fellow
Maya Lawrence
Education Programs Director
Shady Rose
Award Coordinator
Caroline Schreiber
Development Director
Sarah Silberman
Awards and Literary Programs Director
Gwydion Suilebhan
Executive Director
Our Board Members
Katherine Boone
President
Lauren Francis-Sharma
First Vice President
Tope Folarin
Vice President
Donna Hemans
Secretary
Thomas Lloyd
Treasurer
Anne K. Aaron
Board Member
Elliot Ackerman
Board Member
Marie Arana
Board Member
Lisa Brooks
Board Member
Kara Chiles
Board Member
Johanna Copeland
Board Member
Susan Ginsburg
Board Member
Xochitl Gonzalez
Board Member
Linette S. Hwu
Board Member
Angie Kim
Board Member
Sophia McCrocklin
Board Member
Clay Smith
Board Member
Ericka Taylor
Board Member
Martha Anne Toll
Board Member
Lisa Wardell
Board Member
Jung Yun
Board Member
Emeritus Board of Directors
George Pelecanos
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Susan Shreve
Katherine Field Stephen
Deborah Tannen
Honored Former Board Members
Conrad Cafritz
Thomas Caplan
H.G. Carrillo *
Stephen Goodwin
Nick Kotz *
Beverly Lowry
E. Ethelbert Miller
Azar Nafisi
Diane Rehm
Mary Lee Settle, Founder *
Susan Stamberg
Lou Stovall *
Mary Kay Zuravleff
* deceased
Writer in Residence story
By Maddy Kye, Lisa Page Literary Education Fellow Over the course of this academic year, I've been fortunate to serve as the Writer in Residence at two schools in DC: Brightwood Elementary and...
Meet Rachel Barenbaum, Host of Check This Out!
In celebration of PEN/Faulkner’s new partnership with New Hampshire Public Radio to produce the fourth season of Check This Out, Executive Director Gwydion Suilebhan sat down with host Rachel...
Black Lives Matter Week of Action 2025
By Maddy Kye, Lisa Page Literary Education Fellow When I entered the library of Phelps ACE High School, visiting author H.D. Hunter had his presentation for his novel, Something Like Right, set up...
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