Annual Report 2011-12

Annual Report April 2011 31 March 2012
English PEN Annual Report April 2011 31 March 2012
About English PEN

English PEN promotes the freedom
to write and the freedom to read
We believe that everyone in the world should be
free and able to share information and ideas through
writing. Freedom of expression is a universal right.
It allows us to hold the powerful to account, to develop
new ideas and understanding and to express ourselves
creatively. Around the world, writers are persecuted
and imprisoned simply because they have used words
to share information or ideas. We support such writers
through our Writers at Risk programme.
As well as the wonderful benefits that words bring,
people can also use them to cause harm. So we support
some legal restraints on free expression. We are
committed to evidence-based policy in this area and we
oppose unnecessary and disproportionate restraints on
free expression through our UK free speech campaigns.
And we seek to bring as much of the worlds writing to

as many readers as possible in our own country so that
we can all join in the global exchange of information
and ideas. We support publishers and translators of
international literature and their growing readership
through our Writers in Translation programme.
English PEN consists of an active community of writers
and readers who join us as members and friends.
Since 1921, we have been at the heart of the worldwide
writers association, PEN International. In England,
we bring our members and other supporters together
through a wide programme of Events and Prizes, both in
London and around the country.
We believe that words are usually best answered with

more words. That is why we seek not only to campaign
against censorship, but also to equip people with the
means to enjoy the freedom to write. We support people
who are excluded from mainstream society and whose
voices might not otherwise be heard through our
Readers & Writers programme.
Cover image: Fifty Fatullayevs: English PEN protests with other human rights organisations for the release
of Azerbaijani journalist Eynulla Fatullayev outside Azerbaijani Embassy, May 2011 English PEN
Annual Report April 2011 31 March 2012 English PEN
Presidents Statement
Introduction to English PENs main

achievements this year
Campaigning for Writers at Risk around

the world
Campaigning in the UK
Lifting barriers to reading and writing
Raising the language barrier through

Writers in Translation
Celebrating writers of outstanding merit

and courage
Fundraising activities
Future developments
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Grants and donations
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Annual Accounts 2011/12
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Welcome from Gillian Slovo, President

The second year of my presidency of English PEN
coincided with a major anniversary: PEN celebrated
90 years of defending the freedom to write and
the freedom to read. Now the founding centre of a
worldwide organisation of writers and readers with
145 centres in more than 100 countries, English PEN
is still young, outward-looking and growing in our
ambition to effect change where such freedoms are at
risk. We marked the anniversary with the unveiling at
the British Library of a sculpture by the artist Antony
Gormley, an empty chair, cast in iron, a powerful
lasting symbol of writers around the world excluded
as it were from the table, under threat or imprisoned
for what they write.
When it comes to free expression, we cannot hope
to effect change overseas if we are not successful in
campaigning for the robust protection of this human
right at home. The Libel Reform Campaign, run in
coalition with Index on Censorship and Sense About
Science, lobbied hard throughout the year and was
rewarded in May 2012 with the news that a new
Defamation Bill would be debated in Parliament.
Whilst this is a major breakthrough for the campaign,
at the time of writing we are continuing to lobby
parliamentarians to deliver a law with the strongest
possible protections for writing in the public interest.
We were delighted to see our work to promote
the work of international writers in translation
recognised by Arts Council England. In March 2011
PEN was awarded a three-fold increase in funding to
develop its support for world writing in translation.
We worked hard throughout the year to develop a
new programme to support translators as well as
publishers to get more outstanding work published in
English and available to readers everywhere.
Meanwhile our work with socially disadvantaged

groups in this country, encouraging more people to
discover themselves through reading and writing,
grew by 58 per cent. Such growth is only possible
through the generosity of our funders who put their
trust in us to make a real difference to the lives of
people in prison in the UK, in refugee and detention
centres and in schools in disadvantaged areas of
England and Wales.
When it comes
to free expression,
we cannot hope to
effect change overseas
if we are not successful
in campaigning for the
robust protection of
this human right
at home.
At the end of this year we said goodbye to Director
Jonathan Heawood who decided to move on from
English PEN after serving the organisation so well
for the past six years. I should like to take this
opportunity to thank him for sterling work during his
tenure. Our new Director, Jo Glanville, joined us in
September 2012.
Gillian Slovo, President
Introduction
Upholding what PEN stands for in our anniversary year
This year we commemorated 90 years of defending
and promoting the freedom to write and the
freedom to read. Our anniversary celebrations
1921-2011 culminated in the unveiling in December
of Witness, a unique sculpture of an empty chair by
the internationally-acclaimed artist Antony Gormley,
which was installed on the piazza of the British Library
in London as a permanent tribute and reminder of
writers at risk throughout the world.
In his speech at the launch of the sculpture, Antony
Gormley said It was an honour to be asked to try to
make something that upholds what PEN stands for.
These values, which we take for granted, are denied
in other places on this ever more unified planet.
The necessity of the eyewitness, who has reflected on
his or her experience and subsequently offered it back
to us as a guide to the future, is something that the
world needs if we are to have any future at all.
We celebrated our anniversary by extending English

PENs reach across this country, and around the
world, in partnership with our fellow PEN centres
in more than 100 countries. We promoted more
books in translation than ever before and we worked
with more socially-excluded readers and writers,
in more settings across all regions, than ever before.
We continued to support writers at risk around
the world, and, closer to home, the Visiting Artists
Campaign called successfully for improvements to the
UK visa system. Our Libel Reform Campaign resulted
in a Defamation Bill to protect free speech.
Details of all our activities are included in this report.
But its not just about the numbers. The quality of our
work is higher than ever. With strong leadership from
our elected Board, and the professional attitude and
dedication of our expanded staff team, supported by
large numbers of volunteers and freelance writers,
we can show that we have made a positive difference
to the lives of our beneficiaries in this country and
internationally.
Antony Gormley unveils Witness at the

British Library British Library
Campaigning for writers at risk

around the world
Fifty years ago PEN first started campaigning for
writers unjustly imprisoned overseas by regimes
hostile to the freedom to write and the freedom to
read. Such longevity and tenacity continues to reap
results. This year we were able to celebrate the release
of Azerbaijani editor Eynulla Fatullayev in May after
nearly four years behind bars on charges of defamation.
Our protest Fifty Fatullayevs outside the Azerbaijani
Embassy in London prior to his release features on
our cover. We were also delighted with the release as
part of a prisoner amnesty in November of Zarganar,
the Burmese poet and comedian who was serving a
35- year prison sentence for his activism.
Whilst the release of Fatullayev and Zarganar cheered
our members and friends, we continued to call for
members support in a series of demonstrations and
protests through the year, notably for the Free Belarus
campaign, and for writers and journalists in Mexico
whose lives continue to be threatened for speaking
out. English PEN also lobbied hard for the release of
imprisoned writers in China through events staged in
preparation for the 2012 London Book Fair which took
China as its market focus country.
We observed the annual Night of the Imprisoned Writer
with a fundraiser for English PEN at The Tabernacle
in London. Hosted by Shaun Keaveny, presenter of
BBC Radio 6 Music, the night of cutting edge comedy
combined with the powerful words of persecuted
writers from around the world, raised funds for the
Writers at Risk campaign and encouraged messages
of support in defence of imprisoned Chinese poet
Liu Xiaobo.
I was told personally

that it was the efforts
and pressure from
certain distinguished
bodies in the UK which
made my release
possible. One such
body is English PEN
Lastly, in March, we were pleased to welcome
Jack Mapanje to the Free Word Centre for the launch
of his prison memoir And Crocodiles Are Hungry
At Night. English PEN had campaigned earlier for
the release of African poet Jack Mapanje who was
imprisoned from 1987 to 1991 without trial or charge
by the government in Malawi. Now resident in UK,
Jacks moving memoir pays tribute to the efforts of our
international campaigning.
I was told personally that it was the efforts and
pressure from certain distinguished bodies in the
UK which made my release possible. One such body
is English PEN.
Protest for the release of Azerbaijani journalist

Eynulla Fatullayev English PEN
Campaigning against unjust laws that

limit freedom to write and read in UK
Credibility abroad begins with a strong and consistent
approach in our own back yard. When it comes to free
expression, the British government and campaign
groups like English PEN cannot expect to provide moral
leadership overseas unless we have robust protection
for free expression at home. Securing and promoting the
freedom to write in the United Kingdom is an essential
part of English PENs work.
Libel Law Reform

The Libel Law of England and Wales is a source of
particular concern. The written word should be
the means by which powerful people are held to
account, but the current law allows the wealthy to
misuse the libel laws to censor legitimate criticism
of their actions. Meanwhile, tabloids are able to
smear individuals with impunity. English PENs
Libel Reform Campaign, run in coalition with Index
on Censorship and Sense About Science, is now in
its third year. During that time we have built public
support for change, and produced detailed policy
ideas for the Ministry of Justice to consider. Following
manifesto commitments and a detailed government
consultation, the campaign secured the introduction
of a Defamation Bill on 10th May 2012. We are
continuing to lobby parliamentarians to deliver a law
with the strongest possible protections for opinion
and writing in the public interest.
Visa Reform for Visiting Artists

In a speech on 2nd February, Immigration Minister
Damian Green acknowledged that the refusal of
visas to visiting artists had become a sore point.
This was due to the relentless petitioning of English
PEN members, who joined with the Manifesto Club and
the Visual Arts and Galleries Association to demand
an end to discrimination against visiting artists.
In response to a campaign that included playwrights,
novelists, broadcasters and members of the House
of Lords, the UK Border Agency created a new type
of visa, Permitted Paid Engagement, designed
specifically for visiting artists. PEN members also
successfully lobbied the UKBA on behalf of playwright
Lydia Besong, who sought asylum in the UK after
fleeting from Cameroon, where she had suffered
death threats.
As we celebrate these successes, new challenges
emerge. The role that the media plays in our
democracy is currently under intense scrutiny,
and the evolution of the internet presents new
challenges for what can and cannot be said in public.
One important consequence of our efforts to reform
the law was being called to give evidence as a witness
to the Leveson Inquiry in January where English PENs
then Director, Jonathan Heawood, was able to state
our position regarding press regulation.
We are continuing to lobby parliamentarians to

deliver a law with the strongest possible protections
of opinion, and writing in the public interest
Lifting barriers to reading

and writing for disadvantaged
groups across the country
Our ambition is to build, enhance and celebrate the
freedom to write and the freedom to read within
disadvantaged communities in England and Wales.
We determine disadvantaged by identifying
communities that lack the resources required to develop
such capabilities amongst their citizens. Or they might
be closed communities where the freedom to write
and the freedom to read are affected by prejudice
and misperception. We use creative writing often
interwoven with other practices such as translation
or storytelling as a safe space in which people can
explore themselves and the world they are in, helping
to build bridges within the wider communities through
literature and freedom of expression.
1,500 people downloaded our book of prison

writing; an average of 500 people each time
downloaded our refugee books.
This year, as in previous years, we focused on three

main groups: young people, refugees and prisoners.
Within these groups we worked with people across the
life course, from 15-year-old Afghani teenagers through
to 75-year-old refugees, from young offenders through
to older lifers and we worked across generations
as well.
For the first time we ran a creative writing

competition for prisoners called Writing Freedom.
Judged by novelist Jake Arnott, the competition
drew 300 entries from 70 prisons.
We created 176 two-hour English PEN workshops

in 15 prisons, 12 refugee centres and 5 schools.
We hosted an event as part of Young People

Seeking Safety Awareness Week.
We directly engaged 485 refugees, 620 prisoners

and 200 young people; we reached thousands more
indirectly through the distribution of our books.
We worked with 48 professional and published
writers, offering professional development and
training opportunities as well as employment
and mentoring.
We produced four books of writing by prisoners,
adult refugees and young people who had newly
arrived in the country.
Young people on our John Lyons charity

programme George Torode
We produced four events to celebrate the launch

of the books and to open up dialogue around
freedom of speech and creativity for prisoners.
We led English PEN sessions at a new refugee arts
conference at Londons Southbank Centre, at a
refugee event in Manchester and at a conference
for young journalists.
We extended our New Communities programme to
five sites outside London: Manchester, Newcastle,
Bristol, Leeds and Sheffield.
We partnered with Human Rights Watch to produce

a creative writing competition for young people in
years 10 and 11.
We helped 48 young people achieve a Bronze

Arts Award, a nationally recognised qualification
potentially the only qualification these young
people will gain whilst they are at school.
We secured 84,000 funding from grant-giving
bodies such as A B Charitable Trust, Scotshill Trust,
N Smith Charitable Settlement and Limbourne Trust
as well as project funding from bodies such as the
European Commission Representation in the UK,
Clore Duffield, the Monument Trust and
John Lyons Charity.
Raising the language barrier to

a more diverse UK literary scene
English PEN continued to increase audiences for
translated literature by supporting the promotion
of outstanding titles. We have developed exciting
new activities and strategies for promotion within
the Readers & Writers Programme, as part of a newly
established integrated Programmes Team.
In March 2011, Writers in Translations outstanding
work and contribution to diversity in the UK literacy
scene was recognised by Arts Council England.
English PEN was awarded a threefold increase in
funding to develop its support for world writing in
translation and, as of April 2012, the programme will
have a 120,000 ring-fenced grant to fund translation
costs directly. This means that Writers in Translation
will be playing a key role supporting books in
translation much earlier in the publishing process, as
well as continuing to support publicity and marketing
of translated work through our existing programme.
Following our research, published as part of the
Global Translation Initiative Taking Flight which we
launched in April 2011, we know that it takes a long
and fragile supply line to bring a book from an author
in one language to readers in another. For this reason,
our programme now aims to enhance both the supply
and the demand for translated literature through our
funding streams and online initiatives.
This year we supported the publication, publicity
and promotional costs of ten translated titles.
Anatomy of a Moment, by Javier Cercas,
tr Anne McClean, publ. Bloomsbury
A Palace in the Old Village, by Tahar Ben Jelloun,
tr Linda Coverdale, publ. Arcadia Books
Beauty and the Inferno, by Roberto Saviano,
tr Oonagh Stranksky, publ. MacLehose Press
In the Sea there are Crocodiles, by Fabio Geda,
tr Howard Cutis, publ. Harvill Secker
The Fat Years, by Chan Koonchung,
tr Michael S Duke, publ. Transworld Publishers
The Colonel, by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi,
tr.Tom Patterdale, publ. Haus Publishing
We supported books translated from six different

languages into English: Arabic, Chinese, Italian,
Farsi, French and Spanish.
We supported four sample translations and
professional reader reports (from the Arabic,
Turkish and Uyghur) into English for the attention
of UK publishers
We worked with over 40 artists (authors,
translators, interpreters and professional
speakers) in over 20 events
We worked in over 15 venues in London and
around the country, including the LRB Bookshop,
Edinburgh International Book Festival, Warwick
Arts Centre, Bristol Festival of Ideas, the French
Institute, Kings Place and the Southbank Centre
We distributed four supported titles through
The Reading Agencys Reading Groups for
Everyone scheme with the result that 870 WiT
books reached 85 different reading groups
throughout the UK
We planned and coordinated four seminars for
the Literary Translation Centre at London Book
Fair in April 2011
Working with several partners, we helped produce
another International Translation Day at the Free
Word Centre. The Day attracted 100 participants,
featured over 20 speakers and delivered six
interactive workshop sessions
We launched and distributed the final Global
Translation Initiative Report: Taking Flight at
International Translation Day
We launched the re-modelled PEN Atlas under a
new strategy, edited by freelancer Tasja Dokifikis,
and published the first two blog pieces in 2011/12
by Gazmend Kallpani and Juan Pablo Villalobos
(translated from the Spanish by Rosalind Harvey)
We worked with over 10 regular partners
to programme events, including The British
Centre for Literary Translation; Literature Across
Frontiers; Wales Literature Exchange and Words
Without Borders
Purgatory, by Tomas Eloy Martinez,

tr Frank Wynne, publ. Bloomsbury
I was Born There, I was Born Here,
by Mourid Barghouti, tr.Humphrey Davies,
publ. Bloomsbury
7 Ways to Kill a Cat, by Matias Nespolo,
tr Frank Wynne, publ. Harvill Secker
The Patagonian Hare, by Claude Lanzmann,
tr Frank Wynne, publ. Atlantic Books
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Celebrating writers of outstanding

merit and courage
English PENs Writers in Public programme showcases
through a series of discussions, debates and
performances the best talent amongst our growing
membership of writers, journalists, editors, publishers
and translators. It includes invitations to international
writers, particularly those whom English PEN has
supported through its Writers in Prison programme and
through joint working with International PEN centres.
The celebration of PENs 90th anniversary in 2011 gave
added impetus to producing a particularly strong public
programme this year.
We produced and toured across the country Writing
Freedom: the English PEN Roadshow. Part of our
commemorative years events, Writing Freedom was
a spoken word celebration in which contemporary
authors drew on the world of those writers who have
led PENs fight over the past century, from HG Wells to
Monica Ali. Our roadshow presented at literary festivals
in Brighton, Ilkley, Guildford, Durham and Manchester.
We introduced a new event series at the Free Word
Centre the English PEN Literary Caf. Exclusive to
English PEN Members and Friends, these events in
2011/12 included a highly topical debate on Privacy
and Free Expression which involved mixing prominent
QCs with authors and, in partnership with Words of
Colour, a lively discussion on the relative absence of
black writers in British publishing.
We launched a six-part introductory course in

partnership with the Bishopsgate Institute and Free
Word called Free Speech: the Night Class. Tutored by
Mark Vernon, founding member of The School of Life
and honorary fellow at Birkbeck College, the course
examines acceptable and unacceptable expression. In
2011/12 Vernons class investigated topics including
blasphemy, offensive language, respect, humour,
pornography and the Internet.
Ahead of London Book Fair 2012, which chose China as
its market focus, English PEN hosted in March 2011 at the
Free Word Centre a full day of debate and open sessions
with Chinese writers. China Inside Out included writers
both from China and those living in exile; among them,
Ma Jian, Ou Ning and Diane Wei. Before a packed house
of PEN members, academics, publishers and members
of the public, writers, translators and commentators
investigated what it is like to write in China today.
We continued to award prizes for outstanding
contribution to literature including the
PEN/Pinter Prize and the Golden PEN Award.
This year was the third year of the prize set up
to commemorate the life of Harold Pinter and his
lifelong defence of free speech. The PEN/Pinter
Prize 2011 was won by playwright David Hare
and shared with Italian author Roberto Saviano,
nominated by David Hare as this years International
Writer of Courage. The Golden PEN 2011, presented
for a lifetimes distinguished service to literature,
was awarded to Margaret Drabble.
The PEN Ackerley Prize for a literary
autobiography, traditionally presented at English
PENs popular Summer Party for members and
friends, was awarded this year to Michael Frayn
for My Fathers Fortune.
PEN/Pinter Prize 2011 won by David Hare,

presented by Antonia Fraser
Fundraising activities
Since 2009, English PEN has successfully diversified
its income streams, reducing our reliance on Arts
Council core funding from 14 per cent in 2009-10 to
11 per cent in 2011-12. We have been particularly
successful in fundraising from trusts and foundations,
whose contributions have increased from 305,374
to 346,804; and in donations (principally through
our membership scheme) which have increased from
66,528 to 110,134.
This is the result of a sustained investment of time
and resources, leading to strong relationships with a
number of donors. These figures show some impressive
trends, namely that:
Income from members and other donations
has grown by 66 per cent.
Income from trusts and foundations has
grown by 14 per cent.
English PEN has grown by a total of 21 per cent.
With total income of 652,584, English PEN once again
saw a period of significant growth 21 per cent versus
23 per cent last year. As ever, this very positive result
is thanks to the hard work of a number of people, both
inside and outside the office, working closely together.
English PENs
fundraising continues to
rest on the core support
of our membership
English PENs fundraising continues to rest on the

core support of our members. Whilst subscriptions
income has grown only slightly this year, we remain
optimistic that, with further investment in membership
recruitment, we will see a higher rate of growth in future
years. We are impressed with the consistent income
from our major fundraising event, the Four Colman
Getty PEN Quiz, which remains solid in a challenging
economic climate for our major supporters in the
media industry. Likewise, we are proud that our Silver
PEN partners, Faber, HarperCollins, Penguin, Hachette,
Random House, Simon and Schuster and London Book
Fair, have continued to offer their support. And we
enjoy our ongoing relationship with Bloomberg, who
have sponsored the Writers in Translation programme
since its inception in 2005.
Our income from trusts and foundations has grown
steadily. Our largest supporters in this sector were the
Open Society Foundation and the Sigrid Rausing Trust,
who funded our campaigns, alongside the Nuffield
Foundation who awarded us a major grant for the
Alternative Libel Project.
Other funders included A B Charitable Trust,
Clore Duffield Foundation, European Commission
Representation in the UK, John Lyons Charity,
Limbourne Trust, Monument Trust, Morel Trust, N Smith
Charitable Settlement and Scotshill Trust.
We also received support from a number of extremely
generous individuals, including Ruth Maxted,
Len Blavatnik, Ken and Barbara Follett, Judy Piatkus,
Ronald Harwood.
Future developments
Our activities in 2012/13 are based on English PENs business plan 2012-2015
English PEN received extremely welcome news of an

enhanced grant from Arts Council England (ACE) who
announced that our grant will rise to 230,000 in April
2012 the highest uplift awarded in the literature
sector. From the start of the new financial year English
PEN will manage a new award in the translation
sector, funded by ACE. English PEN will provide
grants to translators of works of outstanding literary
merit, enabling more international literature to reach
English-speaking readers in this country. Additionally
English PEN secured a further ACE-funded Catalyst
grant which is offered on the condition that English
PEN develops capacity to drive up its income from
memberships and donations and match-funds in part
from trusts and foundations. Finally we learnt at the
beginning of the new financial year that Bloomberg
is generously increasing its funding of our Writers in
Translation programme, enabling our promotion work
of new translated titles to double in size.
In addition to our permanent staff, we have created a

number of paid internships to address the inequity of
routes into the literary profession in todays challenging
economic climate. We already have successfully
transferred one paid intern in a permanent post within
the new structure at English PEN.
English PEN has restructured its staff organisation to

allow for a new position of Deputy Director with the
core objective of growing the membership of English
PEN and identifying new sources of income. We are
aiming to increase membership revenues by 20 per
cent year on year for the three year period to 2015.
On behalf of our membership of authors, editors,

publishers, we will continue to press for additional
reforms not yet contained within the Defamation Bill
now before Parliament in partnership with the Libel
Reform Campaign, in particular calling for an effective
public interest defence.
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We are building more partnerships with UK universities,

helping them establish Student PEN groups to promote
the freedom to write and the freedom to read and
expand PENs foothold across the country. Interest
from the higher education sector is high.
We intend to integrate the Readers & Writers
programme much more closely with the expanding
Writers in Translation initiative, creating greater
synergies between the beneficiaries of both
programmes; our new staff structure with one Head of
Programmes makes this possible.
Grants and donations

English PEN would like to thank all those
who have supported us this year:
The Members and Friends of English PEN
Silver PEN Partners:
Faber & Faber
Penguin
Hachette UK
Random House
HarperCollins
Simon & Schuster
London Book Fair

Trusts & Foundations:
AB Charitable Trust
The Monument Trust
Allan & Nesta Ferguson
The Neil Kreitman Foundation
Arts Council England
Nigel May
Clore Duffield Foundation
Nuffield Foundation
European Commission
Representation in the UK
Phoenix Charitable Foundation
Foundation Open Society Institute
Sigrid Rausing Trust
John Lyons Charity
The Vodaphone Foundation
Scotshill Trust
The Limbourne Trust

Corporate Donors:
Bloomberg LP
Four Colman Getty
Benefactors:
Ken and Barbara Follett
Judy Piatkus
Ruth Maxted
Ronald Harwood
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Annual accounts
2011-2012
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Structure, governance and management

Governing document
Organisational structure
The charity is controlled by its governing document,

a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company,
limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies
Act 2006. English Pen was incorporated on 17 March
2006 and registered as a charity on 26 August 2008.
The company was established under a Memorandum
of Association which established the objects and
powers of the charitable company and is governed
under its Articles of Association and a deed of
trust. The company is one limited by guarantee
as defined by the Companies Act 1985, and in the
event of the company being wound up members are
required to contribute an amount not exceeding 1.
Membership of English PEN is open to all including

poets, playwrights, essayists, editors, novelists and
their translators who share the organisations aims of
promoting literature and human rights. Members have
the right to stand and vote in elections to the Board,
ensuring a high standard of internal transparency and
accountability. The Board of trustees, chaired by the
President, is responsible for the organisations good
governance, and delegates day-to-day management
responsibility to the Director, who oversees the work of
staff and volunteers. The Board also delegates specific
functions to the Management Committee, the Readers
& Writers Committee, the Writers at Risk Committee
and the Writers in Translation Committee, each of
which has Terms of Reference setting out its purpose,
membership and reporting structure.
Recruitment and appointment

of new trustees
The Articles of Association of English PEN allow for
the election of between five and eighteen trustees,
to serve up to a maximum of two three-year terms,
with an additional three spaces for co-options.
Trustees are elected by and from among English
PENs members at the Annual General Meeting.
Induction and training of new trustees

All new trustees are provided with the Memorandum
and Articles of Association of English PEN, and a copy
of the Charity Commissions guidance on the role and
responsibilities of trustees. At an annual away day,
all trustees come together to monitor the charitys
progress, to agree future targets for development,
and to monitor their own performance as a board.
Related parties
English PEN is the founding centre of PEN International,
and has voting rights at the Assembly of Delegates,
which constitutes PEN Internationals Annual General
Meeting. English PEN is also one of eight founding
members of the Free Word Centre. Whilst Free Word
provides English PEN with a physical home, and the
capacity for far closer working relationships with
organisations in the literature, literacy and free speech
charitable sectors, it has no authority over English
PENs organisational strategy or internal policies.
All founding members have observer status at Free
Word Board meetings.
Risk management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the
risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure
appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable
assurance against fraud and error.
Reserves Policy
It is the charitys policy to hold reserves to cover
operating costs for six months. Current reserves are
sufficient.
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Public benefit
English PENs registration as a charity on 26th August
2008 marked the Charity Commissions acceptance
of theorganisations public benefit, throughout its
activities. This decision may be favourable to other
charities in the human rights field. The Charity
Commission agreed with the trustees that writers,
authors, editors, publishers and other persons similarly
engaged throughout the world constitute a particularly
vulnerable class of beneficiaries.This ruling will enable
English PEN to concentrate its resources most effectively
on this beneficiary class, whilst as the Charity Commission
acknowledges benefiting the public generally.
The Charity Commissions Board made three noteworthy
points in their review of English PENs application for
charitable status. They ruled that the Commission is
entitled to look beyond the expressed objects when
considering whether an organisation is charitable; that
the Commission is able to consider past activities as
informative but not determinative of charitable status;
and that public benefit must be assessed in relation to
each individual object in turn.
This means in practice that the public benefit of English
PENs work has been exhaustively demonstrated across
all of its activities.
The Charity Commission also reaffirmed the guidance
in publication RR12, that international advocacy of
human rights is a means of promoting human rights
as it is understood in charity law and that this includes
advocating the adoption of, and compliance with,
international and regional codes of human rights.
Coupled with English PENs clear internal procedures
for assessing the scale of a human rights threat before
engaging in political campaigning,this guidance gives the
charity flexibility to allocate its resources to campaigns as
and when appropriate in pursuit of its charitable objects.
Statement of trustees
responsibilities
The trustees (who are also the directors of English PEN
for the purposes of company law) are responsible for
preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial
statements in accordance with applicable law and United
Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial
statements for each financial year which give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company
and of the incoming resources and application of
resources, including the income and expenditure, of the
charitable company for that period. In preparing those
financial statements, the trustees are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and

then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the

Charity SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are

reasonable and prudent;
prepare the financial statements on the going

concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the charitable company will
continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting

records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any
time the financial position of the charitable company and
to enable them to ensure that the financial statements
comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable
company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the
prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the trustees are aware:

there is no relevant audit information of which the

charitable companys auditors are unaware; and
the trustees have taken all steps that they ought

to have taken to make themselves aware of any
relevant audit
information and to establish that the auditors

are aware of that information.
Statement as to disclosure
of information to auditors
So far as the trustees are aware, there is no relevant
information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies
Act 2006) of which the charitable company`s auditors
are unaware, and each trustee has taken all the steps that
they ought to have taken as a trustee in order to make
them aware of any audit information and to establish
that the charitable company`s auditors are aware of that
information.
Auditors
The auditors, Messrs. Grant Harrod Parkinson LLP, will be
proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual
General Meeting.
On behalf of the board:
G Slovo President
Date
15
Annual accounts 2011-2012

The Trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with
the financial statements on the charity for the year ended 31 March 2012. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of
theStatement of Recommended Practice (SORP) Accounting and Reporting by Charities issued in March 2005.
The Board of Trustees

R S Abdulla MBE
M Ali
C V Bigland
J L Evans
R Gekoski
C L Goodings
D Hahn
E A Hoffman
R Holmes
A T Hopkinson
D Johns
B P W Kernon
R N Kent
C M King
L F M Mackie
D P Miller
H Matar
B A Qureshi
G R Robertson
R Schwartz
K N Shamsie
F S Shihab
G Slovo (Chair)
S J Tripathi
Resigned 5 December 2011
Appointed 5 December 2011

Resigned 5 December 2011, reappointed 13 February 2012

Director
Jo Glanville
Deputy Director
Heather Norman Sderlind
Registered Office
Free Word Centre

60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA
Company Number
05747142 (England and Wales)
Charity Number
1125610
Auditors
Grant Harrod Parkinson LLP

Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
49A High Street
Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 7BD
Bankers
HSBC
76-78 Kings Road
London SW3 4TZ
16
Report of the Independent Auditors

to the Members of English PEN
We have audited the financial statements of English PEN
for the year ended 31 March 2012 on pages 18 to 28.
The financial reporting framework that has been applied
in their preparation is applicable law and the Financial
Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April
2008) (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice applicable to Smaller Entities).
This report is made solely to the charitable companys
members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of
Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work
has been undertaken so that we might state to the
charitable companys members those matters we are
required to state to them in an auditors report and for
no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law,
we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone
other than the charitable company and the charitable
companys members as a body, for our audit work, for
this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Respective responsibilities of
trustees and auditors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees
Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors
of the charitable company for the purposes of company
law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial
statements and for being satisfied that they give a true
and fair view.
Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on
the financial statements in accordance with applicable
law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and
Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the
Auditing Practices Boards Ethical Standards for Auditors,
including APB Ethical Standard - Provisions Avalible for
Small Entities (Revised), in the circumstances set out in
note 14 to the financial statements.
Scope of the audit of the

financial statements
An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to
give reasonable assurance that the financial statements
are free from material misstatement, whether caused
by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of:
whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the
charitable companys circumstances and have been
consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the
reasonableness of significant accounting estimates
made by the trustees; and the overall presentation of
the financial statements. In addition, we read all the
financial and non-financial information in the Report of
the Trustees to identify material inconsistencies with
the audited financial statements. If we become aware of
any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies
we consider the implications for our report.
Opinion on financial
statements
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the
charitable companys affairs as at 31 March 2012
and of its incoming resources and application of
resources, including its income and expenditure,
for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with
United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the
requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Opinion on other matter

prescribed by the
Companies Act 2006
In our opinion the information given in the Report
of the Trustees for the financial year for which the
financial statements are prepared is consistent with
the financial statements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following
matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to
report to you if, in our opinion:
adequate accounting records have not been kept
or returns adequate for our audit have not been
received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with
the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of trustees remuneration
specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and
explanations we require for our audit; or
the trustees were not entitled to prepare the
financial statements in accordance with the small
companies regime and take advantage of the small
companies exemption in preparing the Report of the
Trustees.
Jeremy Harrod FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Grant Harrod Parkinson LLP
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditors
49A High Street
Ruislip
Middlesex
HA4 7BD
Date:
17

Income & expenditure
Total
Funds
Year ended
2012
Total
Funds
Year ended
2011
66,528
65,428
9,510
0
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
110,134
50,813
9,716
48
0
0
0
110,134
50,813
9,716
48
118,680
30,739
332,454
0
451,134
30,739
381,082
15,757
320,130
332,454
652,584
538,305
30,991
30,991
22,886
0
0
0
0
155,973
13,462
0
74,641
48,530
43,316
146,992
96,643
0
0
74,641
48,530
43,316
146,992
252,616
13,462
0
65,607
50,820
51,150
96,380
205,154
10,876
527
200,426
410,122
610,548
503,400
119,704
(77,668)
42,036
34,905
2,825
2,825
6,371
Net Movement in funds for the year
122,529
(77,668)
44,861
41,276
Funds Brought Forward
139,093
92,238
231,331
190,055
Funds Carried Forward
261,622
14,570
276,192
231,331
Note
Incoming Resources
Incoming resources from generated Funds
Voluntary income
Activities for generating funds
Income from investments
Bank interest receivable
Incoming resources from charitable activities
Grants receivable
Other income
Total incoming resources

Resources Expended
Cost of Generating Funds:
Costs of generating voluntary income
Charitable Activities
Readers and Writers
Writers at Risk
Campaigns
Other Charitable expenditure
Governance costs
Other resources expended
Total Resources Expended
3,4
Net Income/(Outgoing Resources)

Other recognised Gains and losses
Gain/(Loss) on revaluation of investments
18
The notes on pages 18 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

None of the companys activities were acquired or discontinued during the financial period.

The company has no recognised gains or losses other than these dealt with in the above
Statement of Financial Activities.

Balance sheet
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2012 Total
funds
2011 Total
funds
5
6
5,948
185,079
191,027
0
0
0
5,948
185,079
191,027
2,027
182,254
184,281
66,664
145,267
211,931
0
14,570
14,570
66,664
159,837
226,501
19,894
192,031
211,925
(141,336)
(141,336)
(164,875)
70,595
14,570
85,165
47,050
261,622
14,570
276,192
231,331
14,570
261,622
139,093
92,238
276,192
231,331
Note
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets
Investments
Current Assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year
Net Current Assets
Total Assets Less Current Liabilities
Funds
Restricted
Unrestricted
The notes on pages 18 to 24 form part of these financial statements

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating
to small charitable companies and with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on xx xxxxxxxx 2012 and were signed on its behalf by:
Gillian Slovo

Barry Kernon
Chair
Treasurer

Company Registration Number: 05747142
19

Accounting policies
Basis of Accounting
Fund Accounting
The financial statements have been prepared under

the historical cost convention, with the exception of
investments which are included at market value, as
modified by the revaluation of certain assets and in
accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for
Smaller Entities (effective April 2008), the Companies
Act 2006 and the requirements of the Statement of
Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by
Charities.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in

accordance with specific restrictions imposed by the
donor.
The following principal accounting policies, which

are unchanged from the previous year, have been
consistently applied in preparing these financial
statements.
Incoming Resources
Grants, subscriptions and donations are accounted for
on an receipts basis, other income on an accruals basis,
except for certain advance payments received at the
end of the financial year in respect of activities to take
place in the following financial year, which are carried
forward in the financial statements as deferred income.
Other income is accounted for on an accruals basis.
Resources Expended
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis
and has been classified under headings that aggregate
all costs related to the category. Wherever possible
costs are directly attributed to these headings. Costs
common to more than one area are apportioned on the
basis of staff time.
Governance costs are those incurred in the governance
of the charity and are primarily associated with the
constitutional and statutory requirements.
20
Unrestricted funds are funds which are available for

use at the discretion of the trustees in futherance of
the general objects of the charity.
Designated funds represent amounts set aside by the
Trustees from unrestricted income to meet specific
purposes.
Tangible Fixed Assets

Items with a value greater than 250 are capitalised.
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less
accumulated depreciation. Provision is made for
depreciation on all tangible assets at rates calculated
to write off the cost of each asset over its expected
useful life, as follows:
Fixtures, fittings, computers & software - 25% per
annum on a reducing balance basis
Investments
Investments are stated at market value as at the balance
sheet date. Any gain or loss on revaluation is taken to
the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to
which they relate.
Pension Costs
Pension contributions payable to employee defined
contribution pension schemes are charged to the
Statement of Financial Affairs in the period to which
they relate.

Grants receivable
Deferred
income
brought
forward
Grants
received
Deferred
income
carried
forward
Total 2012
AB Charitable Trust
7,500
7,500
9,500
9,500
14,407
14,407
Total 2011
Restricted
European Commission
John Lyons Charity
15,000
15,000
The Monument Trust
16,000
16,000
15,000
15,000
The Limbourne Trust
4,000
4,000
Scotshill Trust
2,500
2,500
Nigel May
1,500
1,500
Bloomberg L.P.
15,000
15,000
Sigrid Rausing Trust
45,833
25,000
25,000
45,833
Nuffield Foundation
99,500
99,500
Foundation Open Society Institute
73,964
73,964
Phoenix Charitable Foundation
5,000
5,000
2,750
2,750
Allan & Nesta Ferguson
The Vodafone Foundation

Anonymous re PEN Pinter Prize Fund
25,000
20,000
5,000
88,583
288,871
45,000
332,454
Arts Council of England - Revenue
70,130
-0
70,130
Arts Council of England - GftA
34,200
-0
34,200
The Neil Kreitman Foundation
10,000
-0
10,000
Other grants
4,350
-0
4,350
118,680
-0
118,680
88,583
407,551
45,000
451,134
Unrestricted

Total Grants Receivable
381,082
21

Staff costs
The aggregate payroll costs were
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs
2012
2011
261,390
192,679
25,676
18,814
4,373
2,610
291,439
214,103
During the year 4 trustees were reimbursed 841 expenses for travel (2011 : 527 to 1 trustee).
During the year, no trustees received any remuneration (2011 : nil).
No employee received an annual remuneration in excess of 60,000 (2011: nil).
The total number of employees calculated on a full time equivalent basis during the year was 10.5 (2011 - 8.5).
Staff are allocated as follows:
2012
2011
Readers and Writers staff
1.5
1.5
Writers at Risk staff
1.5
1.5
Writers in Translation staff
2.0
1.0
Campaigns staff
1.0
1.5
Other charitable activities
2.5
2.0
Management and Administration
2.0
1.0
10.5
8.5
Total
22

Total resources expended
Other
Charitable
Campaigns Expenditure
Readers
& Writers
Writers
at Risk
Writers in
Translation
Governance
2012
2011
36,465
41,440
28,613
64,035
120,886
291,439
214,103
Temps/recruitment/training
680
144
-0
112
5,910
6,846
2,665
Rent and other office costs
457
40
15
813
70,633
1,178
73,136
46,205
Printing and design
4,470
3,087
13,464
3,321
24,342
15,949
Travel, subsistence and entertaining
3,338
1,446
298
1,475
8,895
726
16,178
11,433
Advertising and marketing
125
756
881
Writers fees and expenses
20,411
3,109
1,573
4,000
9,622
38,715
12,643
Grants to Writers
500
12,163
12,663
16,181
Campaign costs
19,926
19,926
71,971
8,311
1,826
102
4,053
28,254
930
43,476
82,685
Research and Professional Costs
340
49,837
2,160
52,337
Audit costs
5,650
5,650
4,200
Accountancy costs
7,018
7,018
10,283
Bank charges
17
34
632
40
723
1,172
Depreciation
550
550
720
384
13,181
888
14,461
11,468
Bad debt
760
760
Miscellaneous expenses
212
(380)
886
729
1,447
1,722
Total Resources Expended

and Support Costs
74,641
48,530
43,316
146,992
283,607
13,462
610,548
503,400
2011
65,607
50,820
51,150
96,380
228,567
10,876
503,400
Staff Costs (note 3)
Prizes, events/workshops
and room hire
Subscriptions, publications
and conferences
23

Tangible fixed assets
Fittings, Computers and Software
Cost
At 1 April 2011
Additions
Disposals
5,453
4,471
0
At 31 March 2012
9,924
Depreciation
At 1 April 2011
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2012
3,426
550
0
3,976
Net Book Value

At 31 March 2012
5,948
At 31 March 2011
2,027
Fixed asset investments

Market value as at 1 April
2012
2011
182,254
175,883
Unrealised gain on investment
2,825
6,371
Market Value as at 31 March
185,079
182,254
Historical Cost
158,548
158,548
Market Value 2011
Cost 2011
Market Value 2010
Cost 2010
City of London Inv Trust
43,792
31,397
42,988
31,397
M&G Investment (Charifund)
55,047
44,160
56,050
44,160
COIF Fixed Interest (CCLA)
86,240
82,901
83,216
82,901
185,079
158,458
182,254
158,458
24

Debtors
2012
2011
Trade debtors
32,375
1,408
Other debtors
34,289
18,486
66,664
19,894
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
Deferred income - Restricted
2012
2011
63,336
8,504
6,348
5,592
45,000
88,583
Deferred income - Voluntary
4,600
6,000
Accruals and other creditors
22,052
56,196
141,336
164,875
25

Restricted funds
Balance at
2011
Transfers
Incoming
Resources
Resources
Expended
Balance
at 2012
16,234
16,234
7,119
(3,672)
3,447
37,174
(37,174)
Campaigns
31,711
(31,711)
Bloomberg L.P.
37,174
15,000
47,987
4,187
9,500
8,525
975
European Commission
14,407
14,407
John Lyons Charity
15,000
12,620
2,380
Nuffield Foundation
99,500
99,500
Open Society Foundation
31,711
73,964
103,939
1,736
Other Restricted Grants
40,500
40,500
Prisoners of Conscience
3,672
500
3,172
The Monument Trust
16,000
16,000
The Sigrid Rausing Trust
45,833
45,833
The Vodafone Foundation
2,750
630
2,120
92,238
332,454
410,122
14,570
Readers and Writers

Writers at Risk
26
The Sigrid Rausing Trust funded English PENs ongoing

The Readers and Writers programme Readers &
work with Writers at Risk around the world. The trust
Writers is the general education programme involving
is a grant-giving foundation founded by Sigrid Rausing
the employment of writers to run workshops in
to support the international human rights movement.
prisons, refugee and migrant centres, young offender

institutions, youth groups and schools. Several of the
The Nuffield Foundation contributed to English PENs
funders listed below contribute to this programme
UK campaign for libel reform and alternative dispute
and they are now listed separately.
resolution through its Social Policy grant-giving arm.
This aims to being about positive change in society
The Clore Duffield Foundation funded a project (under
by critical examination of institutions, laws and social
the Readers and Writers programme) called Wish You
services that govern our lives.
Were Here, which linked up a disadvantaged school

in Islington with a school in Freetown, Sierra Leone,
The Open Society Foundation contributed to English
bringing young people together through creative
PENs UK campaign for libel reform. Established
letter writing and global citizenship.
by George Soros, the OSF works to build vibrant

and tolerant democracies whose governments are
The European Commission Representation in the United
accountable to their citizens.
Kingdom funded a project (under the Readers and

Writers programme) called Big Writing For A Small
The Prisoners of Conscience Appeal Fund provides a
World, which enabled English PEN to work in ten
block grant which English PEN distributes to help
refugee centres across the country, bringing writers
support the parents, spouses and children of writers
together with refugees, migrants and asylum seekers.
who are censored by imprisonment (or the threat of

imprisonment).
John Lyons Charity funded the youth element of

the Big Writing For A Small World project, enabling
The Vodafone Foundation provided funds for the
English PEN to bring a high quality literature
employment of a student intern.
programme to 40 young people from disadvantaged
schools in Brent.

The Monument Trust funded (under the Readers
and Writers programme) our ongoing work in English
prisons, sending writers inside to run workshops and
give readings. We ask publishers to send the writers
books into the prison.

Bloomberg LP contributed to English PENs Writers in
Translation PEN Promotes! programme. Bloomberg
is a global business and financial news organisation
whose philanthropic arm supports literacy and the
arts among other interests, with an emphasis on
global reach, effective engagement and innovation.

27

Analysis of Net Assets Between Funds - Group
Investments
Net
Current
Assets
Total 2012
Total 2011
5,948
5,948
70,595
261,622
92,238
14,570
14,570
139,093
5,948
5,948
85,165
276,192
231,331
Tangible
Fixed Assets
General Unrestricted Funds

Restricted Funds

Total Funds
Limited Liability
English PEN is a company limited by guarantee. Liability is limited to 1 per member.
As at 31 March 2012 there were 1,250 members.
Operating Lease Commitments

At 31 March 2012 English PEN had no annual commitments under operating leases.
APB Ethical Standard Provisions Available for Small Entities

In common with many other business of our size and nature we use our auditors to prepare and submit returns to the tax
authorities, and to assist in the preparation of the financial statements.
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English PEN
Free Word Centre
60 Farringdon Road
London EC1R 3GA
T +44 (0) 20 7324 2535
Editor
Heather Norman Sderlind
Design
Brett Biedscheid, statetostate.co.uk
Printed by Aldgate Press
English PEN is a company limited by

guarantee, number 5747142 and a
registered charity, number 1125610
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Registered Office
Free Word Centre
60 Farringdon Road
London
EC1R 3GA
www.englishpen.org
Registered Company Number

05747142 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity Number
1125610

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About English PEN

And we seek to bring as much of the worlds writing to

We believe that words are usually best answered with

Annual Report April 2011 31 March 2012 English PEN

Introduction to English PENs main

Campaigning for Writers at Risk around

Lifting barriers to reading and writing

Raising the language barrier through

Celebrating writers of outstanding merit

Grants and donations

Annual Accounts 2011/12

English PEN Annual Report April 2011 31 March 2012

Welcome from Gillian Slovo, President

Meanwhile our work with socially disadvantaged

Annual Report April 2011 31 March 2012 English PEN

We celebrated our anniversary by extending English

Antony Gormley unveils Witness at the

English PEN Annual Report April 2011 31 March 2012

Campaigning for writers at risk

I was told personally

Protest for the release of Azerbaijani journalist

Annual Report April 2011 31 March 2012 English PEN

Campaigning against unjust laws that

Libel Law Reform

Visa Reform for Visiting Artists

We are continuing to lobby parliamentarians to

English PEN Annual Report April 2011 31 March 2012

Lifting barriers to reading

1,500 people downloaded our book of prison

This year, as in previous years, we focused on three

For the first time we ran a creative writing

We created 176 two-hour English PEN workshops

We hosted an event as part of Young People

We directly engaged 485 refugees, 620 prisoners

Young people on our John Lyons charity

We produced four events to celebrate the launch

We partnered with Human Rights Watch to produce

We helped 48 young people achieve a Bronze

Annual Report April 2011 31 March 2012 English PEN

Raising the language barrier to

We supported books translated from six different

Purgatory, by Tomas Eloy Martinez,

English PEN Annual Report April 2011 31 March 2012

Celebrating writers of outstanding

We launched a six-part introductory course in

PEN/Pinter Prize 2011 won by David Hare,

Annual Report April 2011 31 March 2012 English PEN

English PENs fundraising continues to rest on the

English PEN Annual Report April 2011 31 March 2012

English PEN received extremely welcome news of an

In addition to our permanent staff, we have created a

English PEN has restructured its staff organisation to

On behalf of our membership of authors, editors,

We are building more partnerships with UK universities,

Annual Report April 2011 31 March 2012 English PEN

Grants and donations

Faber & Faber

Simon & Schuster

London Book Fair

The Monument Trust

Allan & Nesta Ferguson

The Neil Kreitman Foundation