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
Meg Kuyatt
Writer in Residence
Chloë Lawrence
Lisa Page Literary Education Fellow
Maya Lawrence
Education Programs Director
Ofelia Montelongo
Writer in Residence
Caroline Schreiber
Development Director
Sarah Silberman
Awards and Literary Programs Director
Gwydion Suilebhan
Executive Director
Our Board Members
Katherine Boone
President
Lauren Francis-Sharma
Vice President
Donna Hemans
Secretary
Thomas Lloyd
Treasurer
Anne K. Aaron
Board Member
Lisa Brooks
Board Member
Johanna Copeland
Board Member
Tope Folarin
Board Member
Anthony Franze
Board Member
Susan Ginsburg
Board Member
Linette S. Hwu
Board Member
Angie Kim
Board Member
Sophia McCrocklin
Board Member
Diana Rojas
Board Member
Elizabeth Shreve
Board Member
Ericka Taylor
Board Member
Emeritus Board of Directors
Tracy McGillivary
Frazier O’Leary
Lisa Page
Bethanne Patrick
George Pelecanos
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
PEN/Faulkner Student Writers
Maria and her Magical Powers Erikah, 5th grade Hi! My name is Maria, my best friend Kate calls me Magical Maria because I have some powers that most people don’t have. I am also a really great...
Advocates for Change: Black Lives Matter Week of Action 2026
By Chloë LawrenceLisa Page Literary Education Fellow I drove to Dunbar High School after a snowstorm. Thick slabs of ice, like glaciers, hugged the roads of DC, turning two-way streets into one-way...
2025 PEN/Malamud Award Remarks
By Janna Malamud Smith Some years ago when I was writing a memoir about my father, I read through the journals he had filled as a young man as he slowly taught himself to write. Practice sentences,...
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