| PEN/Malamud Award | |
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| Awarded for | Short story award |
| Sponsored by | International PEN |
| Date | 1988 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | https://www.penfaulkner.org/pen-malamud-award  |
The PEN/Bernard and Ann Malamud Award honors "excellence in the art of the short story". It is awarded annually by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. The selection committee is composed of PEN/Faulkner directors. [1] The award was first given in 1988. [2]
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