September 22, 2008
The 20th Anniversary PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Gala

October 10, 2008
In the Quagmire: America at War
Albert French, Colby Buzzell, Anthony Swofford
Clarence Page, moderator

November 7, 2008
The Undead
Toby Barlow, Max Brooks, Grace Lee
Matthew Klam, moderator
Held at the Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater of the Washington DCJCC

November 21, 2008
An Evening with Russell Banks & Richard Russo
Introduction by Mary Kay Zuravleff

December 5, 2008
PEN/Malamud Award Memorial Reading
Peter Ho Davies & Cynthia Ozick
The PEN/Malamud Award and Memorial Reading were established by Bernard Malamud’s family to honor excellence in the art of the short story.

January 16, 2009
On Exile and Loss
Chris Abani & lê thi diem thúy
Introduction by Lisa Page

February 20, 2009
Calvin Trillin on Stories, Politics, Poetry, and Food
Introduction by Timothy Seldes

March 27, 2009
Divine Sanity—Thoughts on Creative Life
Elizabeth Gilbert
with Susan Richards Shreve, Moderator

April 3, 2009
An Evening with Colm Tóibín
Introduction by Richard McCann

April 24, 2009
Amy Bloom & Susan Choi
Introduction by Richard McCann

May 9, 2009
29th Annual PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Award Ceremony

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