About New Zealand PEN

Free-the-Word-logoThe New Zealand PEN Centre is affiliated to International PEN, which works on behalf of writers everywhere whose freedoms of speech and expression are threatened.

NZSA Policy on Freedom of Speech

The Writers in Prison Committee (WiP) writes hundreds of letters each year supporting writers who have been imprisoned for expressing their views.

A Guide to Defending Writers at Risk: PEN International’s campaigning handbook.