The Centre regularly appoints delegates to International PEN Congresses, and participates in PEN’s campaigns for Writers in Prison. It is at present especially active in the Asia and Pacific Writers Network and in the International PEN Women Writers’ Committee.
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Website: http://www.melbournepen.org.au
Melbourne PEN Centre
P.O.Box 373
Fairfield
VIC 3078
Australia
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Executive Director – Liz Allen
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Contact details: 20-3 Nihonbashi Kabuto-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0026 Japan
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Founded in 2001 by a group of Chinese writers in exile and in China, ICPC is primarily concerned with the rights of Chinese language writers throughout the world. ICPC is an official affiliate of International PEN, the global association of writers dedicated to freedom of expression and the defense of writers suffering governmental repression. Through the world-wide PEN network and its own membership base in China and abroad, ICPC is able to mobilize international attention to
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