Join us for an exciting event in partnership with Politics & Prose! PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion and bestselling novelist David Baldacci will discuss his newest work, A Calamity of Souls, with crime-fiction author cheryl a. head (she/her) INTJ/LGBTQ/BLM. Tuesday, April 23, 7 PM at 5015 Connecticut Ave NW.

Single tickets are now on sale for the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award Celebration. Join us May 2 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in DC as we honor all our finalists and 2024 Literary Champion. tinyurl.com/5xdzk75c

We are thrilled to announce that What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jiménez has been selected as the winner of the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction! tinyurl.com/4kx29kpe

The Capital Rare Book Fair this May will bring antiquarian booksellers from across the country to Washington DC's historic University Club, just steps from the White House. The preview night party will benefit the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. finefairs.com/capital-rare-b…

Don't miss this event at theh Folger Shakespeare Library! Pulitzer Prize-winner Natasha Trethewey will present her lecture inspired by the writing and life of famed author Eudora Welty and receive the 2024 Eudora Welty Prize. folger.edu/whats-on/eudor…

The 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award finalists have been chosen! One of these five works of fiction will be named 'first among equals.' tinyurl.com/3b4e89f8

The 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award finalists have been chosen! One of these five works of fiction will be named 'first among equals.' tinyurl.com/3b4e89f8

Black Lives Matter Week of Action continues! This week we brought 18 writers into DC schools, including fantasy and paranormal romance author Leslye Penelope. Learn more about the program at tinyurl.com/4wu94nb9

This week, PEN/Faulkner is participating in Black Lives Matter Week of Action throughout the DC school system. Here's a recap of one author's classroom experience from last year. tinyurl.com/5d2e7xj6

Join us for an exciting event in partnership with Politics & Prose bookstore. Bestselling author George Pelecanos will discuss his newest thriller, Owning Up, with novelist Louis Bayard. Friday, February 9, 7 PM 5015 Connecticut Ave NW

We are thrilled to announce the longlist of books for the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction! Judges will choose five finalists to be announced in early March, and the winning book will be announced in April. tinyurl.com/4n2e224z

Just a few seats remain for our free literary event in partnership with DC Public Library. Voices of DC will bring together local authors Karin Tanabe and Tania James along with moderator Lauren Francis-Sharma for a conversation about the craft of historical fiction. dclibrary.libnet.info/event/9355722

“When you love a book, nothing can be more rewarding than getting into the mind of the author who wrote it.” -Lauren Francis-Sharma
Join us for Voices of DC, a free event at MLK Library on Feb 7. Register now at dclibrary.libnet.info/event/9355722

Join rogue dc public library and PEN/Faulkner for DC Reads! For our next virtual book club event, we will discuss The Sunset Crowd by Karin Tanabe. Read the book and join us online Jan 31 at 7PM. Register at dclibrary.libnet.info/event/9355719

Our final Deep Dive of the series will be on January 30 at 7PM ET. This hour-long virtual discussion, led by critic and PEN/Faulkner board member Ericka Taylor, will delve into 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award finalist If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery. tinyurl.com/4jd53m27

“Tanabe pulls off the magic trick perfected by the best historical novelists: She crafts a suspenseful page-turner even for readers intimately familiar with the events.” –Washington Post

Join us for Voices of DC, a free event at MLK Library on Feb 7. dclibrary.libnet.info/event/9355722

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We are thrilled to announce that author and philanthropist David Baldacci has been selected as the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion! tinyurl.com/4uzmr4f8