{"id":1365,"date":"2019-06-13T07:23:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T07:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penbelarus.org\/whoweare\/"},"modified":"2020-03-24T14:17:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T14:17:12","slug":"whoweare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/penbelarus.org\/en\/whoweare.html","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<p>.content{background:url(\/images\/pattern\/subtle_white_feathers.png);}<br \/>.highslide-credits {visibility:hidden;}<br \/><\/style>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/js\/highslide\/highslide.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- [if lt IE 7]>\n \t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"\/js\/highslide\/highslide-ie6.css\" \/>\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/\/<![CDATA[\nhs.registerOverlay({\n\thtml: '<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"closebutton\" onclick=\"return hs.close(this)\" title=\"Close\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>',\n\tposition: 'top right',\n\tfade: 2 \/\/ fading the semi-transparent overlay looks bad in IE\n});\n\nhs.showCredits = false;\n\nhs.graphicsDir = '\/js\/highslide\/graphics\/';\nhs.wrapperClassName = 'borderless';\n\/\/]]>\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>PEN International is a worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921 by Catherine Amy Dawson Scott and John Galsworthy to promote intellectual cooperation among writers and to fight for their rights. In 2010 PEN International numbered more than 140 free-standing representative offices in different countries. The current President of PEN International is a novelist Jennifer Clement.<\/p>\n<p>Belarusian PEN Centre was founded in 1989 by the Committee which included 20 Belarusian writers. It was admitted to PEN International in May 1990 at the 55 Congress on Madeira Island. Justice Ministry of the Republic of Belarus registered Belarusian PEN Centre in November 16th 1990 on the grounds of the Statute and the Resolution of the Council of Ministers \u2116274 dd. November 1st 1990 and reregistered in October 31st 1999. As a member of PEN International Belarusian PEN Centre has a status A in the UNESCO and consultative status in the UN.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"mycarousel\" class=\"jcarousel-skin-tango\">\n<li><a href=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/000011.JPG&amp;h=640&amp;w=840&amp;zc=1&amp;q=100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/img\/grey.png\" data-original=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/000011.JPG&#038;h=240&#038;w=340&#038;zc=1&#038;q=100\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/000016.JPG&amp;h=640&amp;w=840&amp;zc=1&amp;q=100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/img\/grey.png\" data-original=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/000016.JPG&#038;h=240&#038;w=340&#038;zc=1&#038;q=100\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/000014.JPG&amp;h=640&amp;w=840&amp;zc=1&amp;q=100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/img\/grey.png\" data-original=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/000014.JPG&#038;h=240&#038;w=340&#038;zc=1&#038;q=100\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/000004.JPG&amp;h=640&amp;w=840&amp;zc=1&amp;q=100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/img\/grey.png\" data-original=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/000001.JPG&#038;h=240&#038;w=340&#038;zc=1&#038;q=100\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/000013.JPG&amp;h=640&amp;w=840&amp;zc=1&amp;q=100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/img\/grey.png\" data-original=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/000013.JPG&#038;h=240&#038;w=340&#038;zc=1&#038;q=100\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/000033.JPG&amp;h=640&amp;w=840&amp;zc=1&amp;q=100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/img\/grey.png\" data-original=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/000033.JPG&#038;h=240&#038;w=340&#038;zc=1&#038;q=100\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/4.jpg&amp;h=640&amp;w=840&amp;zc=1&amp;q=100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/img\/grey.png\" data-original=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/4.jpg&#038;h=240&#038;w=340&#038;zc=1&#038;q=100\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"width: 260px;\"><a href=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/3.jpg&amp;h=640&amp;w=440&amp;zc=1&amp;q=100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/img\/grey.png\" data-original=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/3.jpg&#038;h=240&#038;w=260&#038;zc=1&#038;q=100\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/5.jpg&amp;h=640&amp;w=840&amp;zc=1&amp;q=100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/img\/grey.png\" data-original=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/5.jpg&#038;h=240&#038;w=340&#038;zc=1&#038;q=100\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/1.jpg&amp;h=640&amp;w=840&amp;zc=1&amp;q=100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/img\/grey.png\" data-original=\"\/js\/photo.php?src=\/img\/photo\/history\/1.jpg&#038;h=240&#038;w=340&#038;zc=1&#038;q=100\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/js\/jquery.jcarousel.min.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p>jQuery(document).ready(function() {\n    jQuery('#mycarousel').jcarousel({\n    \twrap: 'circular'\n    });\n});<\/p>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"content_static\" align=\"left\">\n<div class=\"basecont\">\n<div class=\"dpad\">\n<p>In 1994 Belarusian PEN Centre found two annual literary awards which are given to prominent writers to reward their work and to celebrate their achievements. These are Ales Adamovich Award and Frantsishak Bahushevich Award. In 2012 Belarusian PEN Centre became one of the founders of the Jerzy Giedroyc Literary Award. These awards still exist and, at the same time, new projects and awards are created.<\/p>\n<p>From 1996 Belarusian PEN Centre is a member of the Writers in Prison Committee established in 1960 by the Assembly of Delegates of PEN International.<\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\">Presidents of Belarusian PEN Centre<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 40px;\">\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 145px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-botttom: 10px; width: 130px;\" src=\"\/img\/baradulin.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"> 1990 \u2013 1999<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Ryhor Baradulin<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 145px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-botttom: 10px; width: 130px;\" src=\"\/img\/bykov.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"> 1999 \u2014 2003<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Vasil Bykau<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 145px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-botttom: 10px; width: 130px;\" src=\"\/img\/barsh.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"> 2003\u2014 2005<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Lyavon Barshcheuski<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 145px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-botttom: 10px; width: 130px;\" src=\"\/img\/neklyaev.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"> 2005 \u2014 2009<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Uladzimir Nyaklyayeu<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 145px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-botttom: 10px; width: 130px;\" src=\"\/img\/hadanovich.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">2009 \u2014 2017<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Andrej Khadanovich<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 145px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-botttom: 10px; width: 130px;\" src=\"\/img\/niadbaj.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">2017 \u2014 2019<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Taciana Niadbaj <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">Our mission is to develop Belarusian culture, defend freedom of expression and the rights of writers, journalists and other literary women and men.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>We create space for dialogue, foster the development of Belarusian literary process and Belarusian culture in general, fight against any manifestations of hatred and stand up for the universal ideals of peace and equality. We consistently defend freedom of expression and campaign to draw attention of Belarusian and international community to the violations of writers\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n<p>The members of Belarusian PEN adhere to principles and values of the PEN International\u2019s Charter.<\/p>\n\n<h2 align=\"center\">PEN-centre Board:<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 120px;\" src=\"\/images\/niadbaj.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Vice President <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Taciana Niadbaj<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Poet, translator, cultural project manager\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0430\u045e<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 120px;\" src=\"\/images\/paul1.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"> The First Vice President<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Paul Antipov<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Writer<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 120px;\" src=\"\/images\/liankevich.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"> The Second Vice President<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Uladzimir Liankievi\u010d <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Poet, translator, musician<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 120px;\" src=\"\/images\/kazlova1.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"> The Third Vice President<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Alena Kazlova<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Writer, translator<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 120px;\" src=\"\/images\/arlou1.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"> Board member<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Uladzimier Arlou<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Poet, prose writer, historian, essayist<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 120px;\" src=\"\/images\/dubavec1.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"> Board member<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Siarhej Dubaviec<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Writer, journalist<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 120px;\" src=\"\/images\/khadan1.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"> Board member<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Andrej Khadanovich<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Poet, translator, literary scholar <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 20pxl;\" align=\"center\">PEN-centre Team<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 120px;\" src=\"\/images\/niadbaj.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Taciana Niadbaj <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">is a strategic development coordinator; she takes part in organizing Jerzy Giedroyc Literary Award, Michal Aniempadystau prize, Pradmova Literary Festival and in Monitoring of Cultural Rights Realization. She represents Belarusian PEN-centre at the international meetings and is responsible for deepening the co-working processes with the partners and works for strengthening the human rights sector of PEN\u2019s activities.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 120px;\" src=\"\/images\/paul1.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Paul Antipov<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">is founder and coordinator of Residence for young writer, founder and first editor of Litradio. He is responsible for PEN administrative things<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 120px;\" src=\"\/images\/nickantipov.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Nick Antipov<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Design<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 120px;\" src=\"\/images\/liankevich.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Uladzimir Liankievi\u010d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Coordinator of Ciotka prize, Debut Maksim Bahdanovich literary prize, Litradio editor<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 120px;\" src=\"\/images\/ramanovich1.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Darya Romanovich<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Web-site editor, social media manager<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 120px;\" src=\"\/images\/vizner1.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Darya Wiesner<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Coordinator of the Book of the Year prize, Debut Maksim Bahdanovich literary prize and Ciotka prize<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 100px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 120px;\" src=\"\/images\/bialkevich1.jpg\" \/ loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"> Darya Belkevich<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Web-site editor, social media manager,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 123px; padding-right: 5px;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">coordinator of Pradmova Literary Festival, Carlos Sherman and Natallia Arsiennieva prizes<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n\n\n<h2 align=\"center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\">Belarusian PEN\u2019s contacts<\/h2>\n<p>info@penbelarus.org<br \/>\nwww.penbelarus.org<\/p>\n<p>Belarusian PEN on social media:<\/p>\n<p>(FB) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pencentre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\">pencentre<\/a><br \/>\n(VK) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vk.com\/pencentre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\">pencentre<\/a><br \/>\n(Insta) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pencentre_by\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\">pencentre_by<\/a><br \/>\n(youtube) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pencentre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener\">penbelarus<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PEN International is a worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921 by Catherine Amy Dawson Scott and John Galsworthy to promote intellectual cooperation among writers and to fight for their rights. 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