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The PEN/Faulkner Foundation’s mission is to champion the breadth and power of fiction in America. Our staff of dedicated professionals, along with our partner authors and publishers, all honor that mission day in and day out. If you want to join us, we would love to have you.

Current Job Openings at PEN/Faulkner

Executive Director

Sep 23, 2026 | Work at PEN/Faulkner

Executive Director The PEN/Faulkner Foundation champions the breadth and power of fiction in America. The Foundation is dedicated to the idea that fiction creates empathy within and among communities and advances civil discourse and that American culture...

Writer in Residence

Sep 22, 2026 | Work at PEN/Faulkner

Writer in Residence Be a resident writer in a public school classroom in Washington, DC PEN/Faulkner is seeking a candidate to be a Writer in Residence in public school classrooms in Washington, DC. Our Writers in Residence serve as teaching artists for a single...

The PEN/Faulkner Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against employees based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

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– Terry Catasús Jennings, author

"Remarkable. The students were incredibly engaging (and engaged), they'd all done the reading, asked interesting and insightful questions, I left genuinely feeling better about the people who'll be running the world..."

– Michael Cunningham, Author

"Today was nothing short of amazing. The students were so sweet, so well behaved, so knowledgeable about the world around them, and so willing to engage with me and my work. Thank you thank you for the important work you are doing to push literacy in DC schools and for giving me the chance to be part of this organization. I am still in awe."

-Jamar J. Perry, author

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