
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
Maya Lawrence
Education Programs Manager
Lisa Lednicer
Writer in Residence
Susan Mockler
Writer in Residence
Ofelia Montelongo
Writer in Residence
Caroline Schreiber
Development Director
Sarah Silberman
Awards and Literary Programs Director
Gwydion Suilebhan
Executive Director
Lakita Wilson
Lisa Page Writing Workshops Fellow
Our Board Members
Susan Keselenko Coll
Board President
Jojo Ruf
First Vice President
Tope Folarin
Vice President
Donna Hemans
Secretary
Thomas Lloyd
Treasurer
Elliot Ackerman
Board Member
Marie Arana
Board Member
Jabari Asim
Board Member
Louis Bayard
Board Member
Katherine Boone
Board Member
Lauren Francis-Sharma
Board Member
Renée K. Gardner
Board Member
Susan Ginsburg
Board Member
Linette S. Hwu
Board Member
Sophia McCrocklin
Board Member
Bethanne Patrick
Board Member
Clay Smith
Board Member
Ericka Taylor
Board Member
Martha Anne Toll
Board Member
Jung Yun
Board Member
Directors Emeriti
Mary Lee Settle, Founder *
Jackson Bryer
Conrad Cafritz
Thomas Caplan
H.G. Carrillo *
Molly Elkin
Stephen Goodwin
Patricia Griffith
Mary Haft
Nick Kotz *
Willee Lewis
Joanne Leedom-Ackerman
Beverly Lowry
Tracy McGillivary
E. Ethelbert Miller
Azar Nafisi
Frazier O’Leary
Lisa Page
George Pelecanos
Diane Rehm
Susan Shreve
Susan Stamberg
Katherine Field Stephen
Lou Stovall *
Deborah Tannen
Mary Kay Zuravleff
* deceased
Mary Lee Settle, Founder
Conrad Cafritz
Thomas Caplan
H.G. Carrillo
Stephen Goodwin
Nick Kotz
Beverly Lowry
Tracy McGillivary
E. Ethelbert Miller
Azar Nafisi
Frazier O’Leary
George Pelecanos
Diane Rehm
Susan Shreve
Susan Stamberg
Lou Stovall
Mary Kay Zuravleff
2023 Black Lives Matter Week of Action
Lakita Wilson sits on a chair in the front of the classroom, surrounded by a dozen third graders at her feet. The children are transfixed by her, listening as she explains the history of the Black...
Announcing the Winner of the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
We are excited to announce that Yiyun Li’s The Book of Goose (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) has been selected as the winner of the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. “In December, we were...
Announcing the Finalists for the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Judges have selected the five finalists for the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, America’s most prestigious peer-juried literary prize. The finalists are If I Survive You by Jonathan...
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