BECOME A WRITER MEMBER
When you become a writer member of PEN, you join many of Canada’s most distinguished writers, translators and editors as part of a global community of literary professionals from more than a hundred nations. Members participate in the work of PEN by sitting on committees, conducting campaigns and writing letters in connection with freedom of expression cases, and participating in programs that bring literature into underserved communities. Writer members have voting status at PEN Canada’s Annual General Meeting.
Writer members must meet the following criteria:
• Poets, essayists (including non-fiction writers) and novelists who have published at least one book of substantial literary value
• Journalists who have produced or edited a significant body of professional work
• Playwrights who have had at least one production by a professional theatre company
• Editors who have worked as editors for at least five years and edited at least five books of substantial literary value
• Translators who have translated at least one book of substantial literary value
• Songwriters who have had at least one solo credit, or at least three shared credits, on a professionally produced production of artistic merit in film, television, radio or theatre
• Screenwriters, radio and television dramatists and documentary makers who have at least one solo credit, or at least three shared credits on a professionally produced production of artistic merit in film, television or radio (WGC, ACTRA or equivalent)
We will be in contact with you if we have any questions about your application.