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...to the new website of International PEN; a place where writers from all cultures meet to discuss, debate and communicate.

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PEN International Magazine

PEN International ‘The Writer Next Door’ is now available. Featuring new work by Alberto Manguel and Chantal Montellier
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China Campaign


As the Beijing 2008 Olympics near, International PEN continues to call for improved civil and political rights for writers and journalists in China.
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Congress 2008

International PEN 74th Congress Bogota, Colombia 17 - 22 September 2008
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