PEN International

PEN International (known as International PEN until 2010) is a worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere. The association has autonomous International PEN centres in more than 100 countries.

This article is about the writers' association. For the hearing impairment group, see PEN-International.

PEN International
Formation1921 (1921)
TypeNGO
PurposePromote literature and defend freedom of expression worldwide.
HeadquartersLondon
Region served
International
President
Burhan Sönmez
Websitewww.pen-international.org

Other goals included: to emphasise the role of literature in the development of mutual understanding and world culture; to fight for freedom of expression; and to act as a powerful voice on behalf of writers harassed, imprisoned and sometimes killed for their views.

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