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If you would like to participate in the activities of Japan P.E.N. Club, there are several ways to do so.

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.

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An individual or a corporation who makes the financial contribution to Japan P.E.N club, would be recommended by the board as the supporting member.

A guest member is an honorable person who contributes to the Japan P.E.N.'s activities or a person who belongs to another center but stays temporally in Japan.

A voluntary expert is a person who is a foreign researcher or student who contributes to the Japan P.E.N club by using her or his expertise such as the linguistic abilities.