Updated 3/7/2005

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

PEN Washington meets on the third Tuesdays of the month (except July and December) when we host events, talks, seminars, and workshops of interest to writers and open to the public. These meetings are co-sponsored by RICHARD HUGO HOUSE, 1634 Eleventh Avenue, Seattle.

PEN Washington, the state chapter of PEN USA, is a nonprofit organization which works to protect writers’ freedom of expression throughout the state, country and world. It was formed in June 2002 to provide support; encourage and recognize creative literary excellence, and is part of an international organization of professional writers founded in 1921 by Catherine Amy Dawson Scott. Early members included: D.H. Lawrence, Joseph Conrad, H.G. Wells and George Bernard Shaw. Today, PEN is composed of 130 centers in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas with a total membership of approximately 15,000.

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