English PEN
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English PEN is the founding centre of PEN International, the worldwide writers’ association. The organisation promotes freedom of expression and literature across frontiers. English PEN is a registered charity in England & Wales, and is governed by a board of trustees which is elected from and by members. The President of English PEN is Maureen Freely. The Director is Jo Glanville.
Presidents of the English PEN Centre
| English PEN Centre presidents | |
|---|---|
| John Galsworthy | 1921–1932 |
| H.G. Wells | 1932–1936 |
| J.B. Priestley | 1937 |
| Henry W. Nevinson | 1938 |
| Margaret Storm Jameson | 1939–1944 |
| Desmond MacCarthy | 1945–1950 |
| Veronica Wedgwood | 1951–1957 |
| Richard Church | 1958 |
| Alan Pryce-Jones | 1959–1961 |
| Rosamond Lehmann | 1962–1966 |
| L. P. Hartley | 1967–1970 |
| V.S. Pritchett | 1971–1975 |
| Kathleen Nott | 1975 |
| Stephen Spender | 1976–1977 |
| Lettice Cooper | 1977–1978 |
| Francis King | 1979–1985 |
| Michael Holroyd | 1986–1987 |
| Antonia Fraser | 1988–1990 |
| Ronald Harwood | 1990–1993 |
| Josephine Pullein-Thompson | 1994–1997 |
| Rachel Billington | 1998–2000 |
| Victoria Glendinning | 2001–2003 |
| Alastair Niven | 2004–2007 |
| Lisa Appignanesi | 2008–2010 |
| Gillian Slovo | 2010–2013 |
| Raficq Abdulla (acting president) | 2013–2014 |
| Maureen Freely | 2014– |
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