Vision
PEN Center USA endeavors to create a world in which freedom of expression is guaranteed for all writers, and where friendship and intellectual cooperation thrive among writers and readers worldwide.
Mission
PEN Center USA’s mission is to stimulate and maintain interest in the written word, to foster a vital literary culture, and to defend freedom of expression domestically and internationally.
PEN Center USA is supported in part by grants from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation, Herb Alpert Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, The Kayne Foundation, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts.