PEN/Faulkner Foundation
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PEN/Faulkner Foundation (est. 1980) is an independent charitable arts foundation which supports the art of writing and encourages readers of all ages.[1] It accomplishes this through a number of programs, including its flagship PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, one of the premier fiction awards in America; the PEN/Malamud Award for short fiction; and a number of educational and reading series programs.[1] Since 1983 the Foundation's administration is housed at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.[1][2] The Foundation was established in 1980 by National Book Award winner Mary Lee Settle.[1][2] Novelist Robert Stone (b. 1937 – d. 2015) served as the Chairman of the PEN/Faulkner Board of Directors for over thirty years beginning in 1982.[3]
Formation | 1980 |
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Purpose | Charitable arts foundation |
Headquarters | United States |
Official language | English |
Website | penfaulkner |