“I thank my fellow PEN members for entrusting me with PEN’s future - an honour and a responsibility that I recognise and will keep in my mind and heart as I fill the role of President of our noble ...

PEN International condemns the growing wave of repression against journalists in Nicaragua, highlighting the concerning rise in attacks and threats amidst a worsening human rights crisis. This ...

Featuring award winning writers, PEN International President Burhan Sonmez, as well as PEN’s friends and supporters Mona Arshi, Stella Assange, Ben Okri and Lemn Sissay, the three live conversations ...

PEN International has called on Turkey to overturn the conviction of Kurdish PEN member and writer Gulgeş Deryaspî, who was sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison on charge of "being a member of a ...

Cross-cultural exchanges and delegation visits are important components of the PEN-International project. The cross-cultural exchange program strives to strengthen each participant's cultural and ...

U.K.-based nonprofit Book Aid International, has partnered with PEN Ukraine, English PEN and PEN International to donate a further 15,000 books this year to support libraries affected by the war in ...