●To become a member
P.E.N. is the international organization and there are a lot of local centers around the world. If you have your works published in some foreign country, please contact the local PEN center.
If you are already a member of some center and you would like to participate in the activities of Japan P.E.N Club see the guest member
If you have more than two literary published books in Japan, then you are eligible to become a member of Japan P.E.N club.
Member should subscribe the philosophy of seeking peace and opposing all forms of suppression of freedom of expression as stated in the P.E.N. Charter
See Charter,
To solicitate to the membership, you need two recommendations, one from the board member and one from the member.
You will belong to either P= Poet、Play writer、Ｅ=Editor、Essayist、N=Novelist categories.
Please fulfill the application form for the membership and send it to the secretariat.
For further information contact the secretariat.
If you become a member;
You receives a bimonthly newsletter and you can attend the monthly members' gathering and other events, the annual assembly, Kyoto gathering and the Congress of International P.E.N.
Note: The Japan P.E.N Club is sometimes confused with The Japan Writer's Association (J.W.A.). If you wish to consult your interests as the professional writers ( such as the your intellectual properties, pension, health care), please contact the J.W.A.