Founding Friends

As a member of Founding Friends, you’re invited to join PEN/Faulkner for a series of luncheons with prominent writers held in exquisite private homes. Run by former board member Willee Lewis, our Founding Friends program supports PEN/Faulkner’s mission to champion the breadth and power of American fiction, including our education programs, which provide in-school author visits and writing instruction to thousands of elementary, middle, and high school students across DC each year.

Donors who contribute $500 or more annually (or $1000 or more per couple annually) are invited to attend our Founding Friends events. Memberships are non-transferable. Renewals are annual.

PEN/Faulkner is honored to have the steadfast support of the DC Scottish Rite, which has been essential to the ongoing success of our Founding Friends program.