PEN International
worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921
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PEN International is a worldwide association of writers that was founded in London in 1921. It brings together authors from around the globe to support literary culture and advocate for writers' interests and freedoms.
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Catherine Amy Dawson Scott, co-founder of 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.
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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