PEN Centers in Europe: an overview
This alphabetical list contains the addresses of all PEN centers across the European continent. The information is taken from the websites of the concerning PEN Centers and from the website of PEN International. If you would like to add information or correct something, please fill out the form in the 'Submit Information' page. Or send an e-mail by clicking here. Thank you. African Writers Abroad Centre President: Mr Paulinos Vincent Magombe Secretary: Mrs Kadija George Address: African Writers Abroad Centre, PO Box 33504, London, E9 7YE, UNITED KINGDOM Telephone: +44 (0)7980 269 138 Email: [email protected] PEN Albania President: Mr Entela Safeti Kasi Secretary: Mr Sadik Bejko Address: PEN Albania, Galeri Endi, Rr. Sulejman Delvina Tirane, ALBANIA Telephone: +355 68 40 54 526 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Albanian-PEN-Center/136728449692180 Armenian PEN Centre President: Mrs Anna Hakobyan Secretary: Mr Mikael Danielyan Address: Armenian PEN Centre, App. 8, 24 Papazian st, 375012 Yerevan, REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA Tel: + 374 1 53 6797/ +374 10 22 03 95 Fax: +374 2 53 30 99/+374 10 267 562 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Austrian PEN Club President: Dr Wolfgang Greisenegger Secretary: Helmut Stefan Milletich Address: Österreichischer P.E.N.-CLub, Hahngasse 6/25, 1090 Wien, AUSTRIA Tel: + 43 1 533 44 59 Fax: + 43 1 532 87 49 Email: [email protected] Basque PEN President: Mrs Laura Mintegi Secretary: Mr Urtzi Urrutikoetxea Address: Euskal PEN Kluba, Aoiz Plaza 1, 48015 Bilbao, Basque Country, SPAIN Tel/Fax: +34 657 715 645 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.euskalpen.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/euskalpen Belarusian PEN President: Mr Andrei Khadanovich Secretary: Mrs Maryia Martysevich Address: Belarusian PEN, P.B. 218, Minsk 220050, BELARUS Tel/Fax: + 375 17 288 1461 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] PEN Vlaanderen (Belgian Dutch Speaking Centre) President: Mr David Van Reybrouck Secretary: Ms Natalie Ariën Address: PEN Vlaanderen, Huis van het Boek, Te Boelaerlei 37, 2140 Borgerhout, BELGIUM Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: + 32 2 736 30 38 Fax: + 32 3 230 09 00 Website: http://www.penvlaanderen.be Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PENVlaanderen Belgian (French-speaking) PEN Centre President: Mrs Huguette de Broqueville Secretary: Mr Vincent Malacor Address – Belgian (French-speaking) PEN, 10 Avenue des Cerfs, 1950 Kraainem BELGIUM Tel: + 32 27 31 48 47 Fax: + 32 27 31 48 47 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] PEN Centre of Bosnia-Herzegovina President: Mr Zvonimir Radeljković Secretary: Mrs Ferida Duraković Address: P.E.N. Centar Bosne i Hercegovine, Vrazova 1/111, 7100 Sarajevo, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Tel: +387 33 200 155 Fax: +387 33 217 854 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.penbih.ba Bulgarian PEN Centre President: Mr Gueorgui Konstantinov Secretary: Mr Alek Popov Address: Bulgarian PEN Centre Bull. Vassil Levsky 60, Sofia 1000, BULGARIA Telephone: +359 2 865 96 54 Fax: + 359 2 944 17 62 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Catalan PEN Centre President: Mrs Carme Arenas Secretary: Mrs Raffaella Salierno Address: PEN Centre Català, Ateneu Barcelonès, Carrer de la Canuda, 6, 5è pis, 08002 Barcelona, SPAIN Tel: + 34 933 183 298 Fax: + 34 934 120 666 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.pencatala.cat Chechen Writers Centre President: Mr Musa Mutaev Secretary: Mr Islam Elsanov Addres: Chechen Writers Centre, Ratesvingen 22 N, 7038 Trondheim, NORWAY Tel: + 47 73 96 78 79 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Croatian PEN Centre President: Mrs Nadežda Čačinovič Secretary General: Mr Seid Serdarević Address: Hrvatski P.E.N. Centar, Basaričekova 24, 10000 Zagreb, CROATIA Tel: +385 1 488 00 14 Fax: +385 1 488 00 15 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.pen.hr/ Cyprus PEN Centre President: Mr Panos Ioannides Public relations: Mr Niki Marangou Address: Cypriot PEN Centre, P.O.Box 27717, 2432 Engomi, Nicosia, CYPRUS Tel: +357 22 35 80 22 Fax: +357 22 35 11 16 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: http://cypruspen.org/ Czech PEN Centre President: Mr Jiří Dědeček Vice President: Mrs Markéta Hejkalová Address: České centrum Mezinárodního PEN klubu, Klementinum 190 - 5. Patro, 110 00 Praha 1, CZECH REPUBLIC, P.O.Box 123 Tel/Fax: +420 224 234 343 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.pen.cz/cz/ Danish PEN Centre President: Mr Anders Jerichow Secretary: Mrs Mille Rode Address: Dansk PEN, Dronningensgade 14, DK-1420 Copenhagen, DENMARK Tel: + 45 32 95 44 17 Fax: + 45 32 95 44 18 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.pen.dk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dansk-PEN/142945259099241 English Centre of PEN President: Mrs Gillian Slovo Membership Secretary: Mrs Carole Mitchell Address: English Centre of PEN, Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA, UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +44 (0) 20 7324 2535 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7837 7838 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.englishpen.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/English-PEN-Writers-in-Public/321305254862 Esperanto PEN Centre President: Mrs Perla Martinelli Secretary: Mr Lyoubomir Trifontchovsky Contact person: Mrs Chiara Macconi ([email protected]) Address: Esperanta PEN-Centro CP 28, CH-2301 La Chaux-de-Fonds, SWITZERLAND Tel: +41 32 926 7411 Fax: +41 32 926 7411 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.esperantio.net PEN Centre Estonia President: Mrs Kätlin Kaldmaa Vice President: Mr Igor Kotjuh Address: PEN Estonia, Adamsoni 26-8, 10137 Tallinn, ESTONIA Telephone: +372 5142 359 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] PEN Centre Finland President: Mr Jarkko Tontti Secretary: Mrs Arla Kanerva Address: Finnish PEN Centre, P.O. Box 84, 00131 Helsinki, FINLAND Tel: +35 8400784313 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.suomenpen.fi French PEN Club President: Mr Jean-Luc Despax Vice President: Mr Philippe Pujas Address: PEN Club Français, 6 rue François-Miron, 75004 Paris, FRANCE Tel/Fax: +33 1 42 72 41 83 Email: [email protected] Email - [email protected] Website - http://www.penclub.fr PEN Centre Galicia President: Mr Luis Gonzalez Tosar Director: Mr Xabier Castro Address: PEN Centre Galicia, Casa da Para 30, Praza da Quintana s/n, 15704 Santiago de Compostella, SPAIN Tel: +34 981957119 Email: [email protected] Georgian PEN Centre President: Mr David Magradze Address: 20 Petriashvili Str. Apt.#1 Tbilisi, GEORGIA 0179 Tel: +995 32 99 95 27 Fax: +995 32 00 11 27 Email: [email protected] PEN Centre Germany President: Mr Johano Strasser Vice President: Mrs Christa Schuenke Address: PEN Zentrum Deutschland, Kasinostr. 3, 64293 Darmstadt, GERMANY Tel: +49 6151 23120 Fax: +49 6151 29 3414 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.pen-deutschland.de German Speaking Writers Abroad Centre President - Guenter Kunert Address - c/o Michael Cronin 54 St. John’s Park Avenue Sandymount Dublin 4 Ireland Fax. – 49 4892 8403 Email - [email protected], [email protected] Secretary - Gabrielle Alioth Address - Thunderhill, Termonfeckin, County Louth, IRELAND Hungarian Centre President - Géza Szőcs Address - Hungarian PEN Centre Károlyi Mihály u. 16 H – 1053 Budapest Hungary Tel. – +36 1 411 0270 Fax. – +36 1 411 0270 Email - [email protected] Secretary General- Ferenc Tolvaj Address - Hungarian PEN Centre Károlyi Mihály u. 16 H – 1053 Budapest Hungary Fax. – +36 1 411 0270 Email - [email protected] Hungarian Writers in Romania Centre President – Zsolt Galfalvi Address – Hungarian Writers In Romania PEN Str. Tudor Vladimirescu 44 540014 Tirgu Mures Romania Tel. – 00 40 265 262 030 Secretary – Bela Marko Address – Hungarian Writers In Romania PEN Str. Tudor Vladimirescu 44 540014 Tirgu Mures Romania Icelandic Centre President - Sjòn Address - Icelandic PEN Centre PO Box 161 121 Reykyavik Iceland Tel. – +354 820 1931 Email - [email protected] Secretary - Einar Kárason Address - Icelandic PEN Centre PO Box 161 121 Reykyavik Iceland Email - [email protected] Independent Chinese Centre President – Tienchi Martin-Liao Address – Independent Chinese PEN Centre Sodra Jordbrovargen 19, NB SE-136 54, Haninge Sweden Tel. – +49-221-8015 8705 Fax. – +49-221-8015 8705 Email – [email protected] Secretary – Yu Zhang Address – Independent Chinese PEN Centre Sodra Jordbrovargen 19, NB SE-136 54, Haninge Sweden Email – [email protected], [email protected] Website – http://www.chinesepen.org Iranian PEN Centre in Exile President - Mr. Nemat Azarm Address - 25 Rue Louise Weiss 75013 Paris – France. Tel. – 0207 485 1888 Email - [email protected], [email protected] Secretary - Mr. Fereidoun Gilani Address - Lomer Str. 65 / 22047 Hamburg – Germany. Email - [email protected] & [email protected] The Irish PEN Chairperson: Mrs Kay Boland Membership Secretary: Mrs Emer Liston Address: Irish PEN Membership Secretary, Apartment 3, 19 Main Street, Clongriffin, Dublin 13, Ireland Email: [email protected] Tel: + 353 87 9660770 Website: http://www.irishpen.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/irish.pen Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/PENireland Committee: http://www.irishpen.com/wordpress/about-the-irish-pen-committee/ Contact person: Joe Armstrong (ex-chairperson of Irish Pen) Address: The Irish PEN c/o The United Arts Club 3 Upper Fitzwilliam Street Dublin 2 Ireland Italian Centre President - Sebastiano Grasso Address - PEN Club Italiano Onus Via Daverio 7 20122 Milan, Italy Tel. – + 39 335 7350966 Fax. – + 39 0363 350654 Email - [email protected] Secretary - Giorgio Mannacio Address - Viale Papiniano, 47 20123 Milano Italy Email - [email protected] Website - http://www.penclub.it Kosovan Centre President – Basri Capriqi Secretary – Agim Gjakova Address – Kosovo PEN Center Ndertesa e Radio Kosoves, kati III Bulevardi Nene Tereza pn. 10000 Prishtina Kosovo Tel. – +377 44 157755/189751 Fax. – +381 38 226545 Email – [email protected] Kurdish Centre President - Zaradachet Hajo Address - Kurdish PEN Centre Franzuiseck 16 28199 Bremen, Germany Tel. – + 49 441 59 49 444 Fax. – + 49 441 59 49 444 Email - [email protected] Website - http://www.pen-kurd.org Langue d’Oc Centre President - Jean-Frédéric Brun Address – 14 boulevard Rabelais 34000 Montpellier, FRANCE Telephone – 490746341 Email - [email protected] Secretary – Sylvain Chabaud Website – http://www.pencluboccitan.org Latvian Centre President - Knuts Skujenieks Address - Latvian PEN Centre Kursu iela 24 Riga, LV 1426, Latvia Tel. – + 371 294 3424 Secretary - Juris Kronbergs Address - Latvian PEN Centre Kursu iela 24 Riga, LV 1426, Latvia Email - [email protected] Liechtenstein Centre President - Manfred Schlapp Address - PEN Club Liechtenstein P.O.B. 416 FL-9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein Tel. – +41 75 232 7271 Fax. – +41 75 232 8071 Secretary - Mathias Ospelt Address - PEN Club Liechtenstein P.O.B. 416 FL-9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein Fax. – +41 75 232 8071 Email - [email protected] Lithuanian Centre President – Herkus Kuncius Address – Lithuanian PEN Centre Antakalnio 66-24, Vilnius, Lithuania Tel. – +370 61040020 Fax. – +370 5212 6556 Email – [email protected] Secretary – Laimantas Jonusys Address – Lithuanian PEN Centre K. Sirvydo 6 Vilnius 2600, Lithuania Email – [email protected] Macedonian Centre President – Risto Lazarov Address – Macedonian PEN Centre Quay Dimitar Vlahov bb (MKC) 1000 Skopje Republic of Macedonia Tel. – +389 23 239 155 Fax. – +389 23 130 054 Email – [email protected] Secretary – Ivan Dzeparovski Address – Macedonian PEN Centre Quay Dimitar Vlahov bb (MKC) 1000 Skopje Republic of Macedonia Fax. – +389 23 130 054 Email – [email protected] Website – http://www.pen.org.mk Moldovan Centre President – Vitalie Ciobanu Address – Moldovan PEN Centre Lisabona str. 2/1, apt.29, C.P. 2064 Chisinau, Moldova Tel. – +373 69349289 Fax. – +373 2 248 402 Email – [email protected] Secretary – Valentina Tazlauanu Address – Moldovan PEN Centre Bd. Stefan cel Mare 134 Post Office 12, C.P. -231 2012 Chisinau, Moldova Fax. – +373 2 248 402 Email - [email protected] Website – http://www.contrafort.md/ Monegasque Centre President - S.E. Monsieur René Novella Address - PEN Club de Monaco c/o Musée d’Anthropologie préhistorique Boulevard du Jardin exotique MC 98000, Monaco Email - [email protected] Secretary - Francoise Gamerdinger Address - PEN Club de Monaco c/o Musée d’Anthropologie préhistorique Boulevard du Jardin exotique MC 98000, Monaco Email - [email protected] Montenegrin Centre President - Sreten Perovic Email – [email protected] PEN Centre The Netherlands President: Mr René Appel Secretary: Mrs Manon Uphoff Address: PEN Nederland, Lodewijk van Deysselhuis, De Lairessestraat 125, 1075 HH Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tel: +31 20 624 0803 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.pennederland.nl PEN Centre Norway President: Mr Anders Heger Vice-president: Mrs Elisabeth Eide Contact person: Carl Morten Iversen Address: Norsk P.E.N., The House of Literature, Wergelandsveien 29, 0167 Oslo, Norway Tel: + 47 2260 7450 Fax: +47 2260 7451 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.norskpen.no Polish Centre President - Adam Pomorski Address - Polish PEN Centre ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 87/89 00-079 Warsaw, Poland Tel. – +48 22 826 5784 Fax. – +48 22 826 0589 Email - [email protected] Secretary - Barbara Miecznicka Address - Polish PEN Centre ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 87/89 00-079 Warsaw, Poland Fax. – +48 22 826 0589 Email - [email protected] Website - http://www.penclub.com.pl/ Roma Centre President – Dr Rajko Djuric Tel. – +49 217 55788 Fax. – +49 217 54336 Secretary – Fred Hoffmann-Reinhardt Email – [email protected] Romanian Centre President – Magda Carneci Address – Romanian PEN Centre S.F. Voievozi 29, Apart.19 Sector 1, 010964 Bucharest, Romania Tel. – +40 747859058 Email – [email protected] Secretary – Simona-Grazia Dima Address – Romanian PEN Centre Calea Victoriei No. 115 010071 Bucharest, Romania Email – [email protected] Website – http://www.penromania.ro Russian Centre President – Andrei Bitov Address – Russian PEN Centre Neglinnaya St. 18 /1, bldg. 2 107 031 Moscow, Russia Tel. – +7(495) 625 2718 Fax. – +7(495)625 3573 Email - [email protected] Secretary – Alexei Simonov Address – Russian PEN Centre Neglinnaya St. 18 /1, bldg. 2 103031 Moscow, Russia Email - [email protected] Website - http://www.penrussia.org Sardinian Centre President - Prof. Nicola Tanda Address - Sardinian PEN Centre c/o Facolta di Lettere e Filosofia Piazza Conte di Moriana 8 07100 Sassari, Italy Tel. – +039 079 229 611 Fax. – +039 079 229 608 Email - [email protected] Secretary – Francesca Chessa Address – Sardinian PEN Centre c/o Facolta di Lettere e Filosofia Piazza Conte di Moriana 8 07100 Sassari, Italy Email – [email protected] Scottisch Centre President -Drew Campbell Address - The Writers’ Museum Lady Stair’s House, Lady Stair’s Close, Lawnmarket, EDINBURGH EH1 2PA Tel. – +44 (0) 131 226 5590 Email - [email protected] Vice President - Fiona graham Address - The Writers’ Museum Lady Stair’s House, Lady Stair’s Close, Lawnmarket, EDINBURGH EH1 2PA Email - [email protected] Website - http://www.scottishpen.org Serbian Centre President – Vida Ognjenovic Address – Serbian PEN Centre 29/II Terazije St 11000 Belgrade Serbia Tel. – + 381 11 33 44 607 Fax. – + 381 11 33 44 427 Email - [email protected] Secretary – Neda Bobic Address – Serbian PEN Centre 29/II Terazije St 11000 Belgrade Serbia Fax. – +381 11 33 43 411 Email - [email protected] Website - http://www.serbianpen.rs/s-onama.shtml Slovene Centre President – Marjan Strojan Address – Slovene PEN Centre Tomsiceva 12, 61000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Tel. – +386 1 4 25 48 47 Fax. – +386 1 4 25 48 47 Email - [email protected] Secretary – Ifigenija Simonovic Address – Slovene PEN Centre Tomsiceva 12, 61000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Fax. – +386 1 4 25 48 47 Email - [email protected] Website - http://www.penslovenia-zdruzenje.si Spanish Centre President - Basilio Rodriguez Cañada Address - PEN Club España Bravo Murillo, 123, 6º D 28020 Madrid, Spain Tel. – (+34) 91 536 27 80 y (+34) 91 535 70 53 Fax. – (+34) 91 535 70 53 Email - [email protected]/[email protected] Secretary - Jaime Alejandre Martínez Address - PEN Club España Bravo Murillo, 123, 3º Centro 28020 Madrid, Spain Fax. – +34 91 535 70 53 Email - [email protected] Website - http://www.penclub.es Suisse Romand Centre President - Claude Krul Address - 26 Av. Krieg / CH 1208 Geneva Switzerland Tel. – +41-22-348 8570 Email - [email protected] Secretary - Zeki Ergas Address - 21 Route de Montagnier / CH 1934 Le Châble Switzerland Fax. – +41-27-565 2624 Email - [email protected] Website - http://www.penromand.ch Swedish Centre President - Ola Larsmo Address - Swedish PEN Centre c/o Montan Albert Bonneirs forlag Box 3159 103 63 Stockholm Sweden Tel. – +46 708268557 Email - [email protected] Secretary - Martin Kaunitz Address - Swedish PEN Centre c/o Montan Albert Bonneirs forlag Box 3159 103 63 Stockholm Sweden Fax. – Tel: +46 8 696 86 40 Email - [email protected] Website - http://www.svenskapen.se, http://www.dissidentblog.org Swiss German Centre President - Mr. Michael Guggenheimer Address - DeutschSchweizer PEN Zentrum Geschäftsstelle co Adi Blum, Burgunderstr. 13a, 3018 Bern Switzerland Fax. – +41 44 350 70 70 Email - [email protected] Office Mr. Adi Blum Address - DeutschSchweizer PEN Zentrum Geschäftsstelle co Adi Blum, Burgunderstr. 13a, 3018 Bern Switzerland Email - [email protected] Website - http://www.pen-dschweiz.ch Swiss Italian and Reto-Romansh Centre President - Franca Tiberto Address - Swiss Italian & Reto-Romansh PEN Centre CP 664, 6903 Lugano, Switzerland Tel. – 0039 335 57 38 341 Email - [email protected] Secretary - Sergej Roic Address - Swiss Italian & Reto-Romansh PEN Centre CP 664, 6903 Lugano, Switzerland Email - [email protected] PEN Club Trieste President: Antonio Della Rocca Secretary - Patrizia Vascotto Address: PEN Club Trieste c/o Artecultura, Piazza Giotti 1 34100 Trieste, Italy Tel: +39 040 767075 Fax: + 39 040 771840 Email: [email protected] Website - http://penclubtrieste.blogspot.com Turkey Centre President – Tarik Günersel Address – PEN Yazarlar Dernegi Emek 06510 Istiklal Caddesi, No. 225, Beyoglu Is Merkezi, B Blok, Kat 2, No.143, Beyoglu, Istanbul Tel. – + 90 212 292 00 26 Email - [email protected] Secretary – Ahmet Erözenci Address – 63.Sokak 15-1 Emek 06510 Ankara Turkey Fax. – +90 212 251 9272 Email - [email protected] Website - http:// http://www.pen.org.tr Ukrainian Centre President – Yehven Sverstiuk Address – Ukrainian PEN Centre Bankivska Street 2 252024 Kiev, Ukraine Fax. – +380 44 229 7459 / 0278 Writers from former Yugoslavia Centre President - Slobodan Blagojevic Address - Writers From Former Yugoslavia PEN Centre c/o AIDA Netherland Van Ostadestraat 49 a 1072 SN Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel. – +31 20 671 3786 Fax. – +31 20 673 2306 Secretary - Hamdija Demirovic Address - Writers From Former Yugoslavia PEN Centre c/o AIDA Netherland Van Ostadestraat 49 a 1072 SN Amsterdam The Netherlands Fax. – +31 20 673 2306 Writers in Exile, German Centre President - Prof. Wolfgang Schlott Address - Prof. Dr. Wolfgang SCHLOTT Ausser der Schleifmuehle 27 28203 Bremen Tel. – +49 49 317 525 Fax. – +49 49 317 4680 Email - [email protected] Secretary - Dr. Boris Schapiro Address - Dr. Boris Schapiro Schlossstr. 30 D-12163 Berlin Fax. – +49 71 144 007044 Email - [email protected] Writers in Exile, London Centre President - Velta Snikere Address - Writers In Exile London Branch 46 Crouch Hall Road London N8 HJ, UK Tel. – 0208 340 5279 Secretary - Robert Fearnley Address - Writers In Exile London Branch 10 Melfort Drive Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire, LU7 7XN, UK Email - [email protected] |