Awarded annually by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation to writers who have demonstrated exceptional achievement, the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story is one of the nation’s most significant literary prizes for the short story form.

More info about this award can be found here: https://www.penfaulkner.org/our-awards/the-pen-malamud-award/

To complete a prompt, read one short story collection or novella by the year's winner(s). This challenge will be updated annually.