The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is awarded annually by the
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
The PEN/Faulkner Foundation (est. 1980) is an independent charitable arts foundation that supports the art of fiction and encourages readers of all ages. It accomplishes this through a number of programs, including its flagship PEN/Faulkner Aw ...
to the authors of the year's best works of fiction by living Americans, Green Card holders or permanent residents.
The winner receives US$15,000 and each of four runners-up receives US$5000. Judges read citations for each of the finalists' works at the presentation ceremony in
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
The organization claims it to be "the largest peer-juried award in the country."
[ The award was first given in 1981.]Mary Lee Settle
Mary Lee Settle (July 29, 1918 – September 27, 2005) was an American writer.
She won the 1978 National Book Award for her novel '' Blood Tie''. was one of the founders of the PEN/Faulkner Award following the controversy at the 1979 National Book Award
The National Book Awards (NBA) are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. ...
, when PEN America voted for a boycott on the grounds that the award had become too commercial.
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
1980s
1990s
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2010s
2020s
References
External links
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
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William Faulkner
PEN/Faulkner Foundation awards
American fiction awards
Awards established in 1981
1981 establishments in the United States
Folger Shakespeare Library