Patrons of PEN International

The generous support of all our Patrons is crucial in helping us to protect persecuted writers and their dependents, to respond quickly in emergencies, and to challenge threats to freedom of expression.

For details on becoming a PEN partner, or becoming a member of one of our Patrons Circles, please write to us.


Centenary Patrons

President’s Circle

Hachette Livre
Eric Lax and Karen Sulzberger
Penguin Random House

Atlas Folio Patrons

Anonymous Donor

Folio Patrons

Anne and Michael Golden
Moomin Characters Oy Ltd
C.H. Beck

Quarto Patrons

Yann Martel

Octavo Patrons

Jeremy Mogford & ‘The Oxford Collection’

Special Mentions

Isabel Allende
Margaret Atwood
David Lagercrantz
Orhan Pamuk