The Board
Jiri Grusa
International President
Austrian PEN
Jiri Grušá was born in 1938 in Pardubice (Bohemia) and began his literary career in 1964 with the creation of the first non-communist literature magazine in Czechoslovakia, Tvar (Face). Read more...
Eugene Schoulgin
International Secretary
International PEN
Eugene Schoulgin is an author of Norwegian-Russian origin. He began his career as a writer in 1970 with his first novel The Rabbit Cage. Read more...
Eric Lax
Treasurer
International PEN
Eric Lax is a renowned author, perhaps best known for his biography of film maker Woody Allen. He has, however, written numerous books and his work is translated into 18 languages. Read more...
Cecilia Balcázar
Board member
International PEN
Cecilia Balcázar was born in Santiago de Cali, Colombia. She is a prolific writer and translator and has held numerous university posts. Read more...
Mike Butscher
Board member
International PEN
Mike Butscher is a writer, photographer, broadcaster, journalism trainer, public relations consultant, human rights campaigner and researcher. Read more...
Takeaki Hori
Board member
International PEN
Takeaki Hori is a writer and anthropologist. He has published numerous works of non-fiction that focus on environmental, cultural and sociological issues.Read more...
Yang Lian
Board member
International PEN
Yang Lian is a poet and an outspoken voice in world literature, culture and politics. Read more...
Mohamed Magani
Board member
International PEN
Mohamed Magani is a writer and lecturer in social science, currently at the University of Algiers. He has published numerous novels... Read more...
Kristin T. Schnider
Board member
International PEN
Kristin T. Schnider is a freelance writer and her work has been published in numerous journals, magazines and anthologies. Read more...
Haroon Siddiqui
Board member
International PEN
Haroon Siddiqui is editorial page editor emeritus of The Toronto Star, Canada's largest newspaper, for which he also writes a twice-column column.Read more...