PEN, the English acronym standing for Poets, Essayists, Novelists, later broadened to Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, Novelists, is the largest international writers’ organization in the world. It consists of more than 100 national centres, which act autonomously in matters of internal policy, administration, priorities and objectives, but always and invariably within the framework of the principles set by the Statutory Charter of this Amphictyony of Logos.

Cyprus PEN has been operating since 1979 and its members are Cypriot authors. A condition for an author to become a member, in addition to the approval and active support and promotion of the principles of the Statutory Charter of PEN International is to have published at least one book.