Information: - A writer is a person who uses written words in various styles and techniques to communicate their ideas. Writers produce various forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, poetry, plays, screenplays, and essays as well as various reports and news articles that may be of interest to the public. Writers' texts are published across a range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The word is also used elsewhere in the arts such as songwriter but as a standalone term, "writer" normally refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. - PEN International (known as International PEN until 2010) is a worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere. The association has autonomous International PEN centers in over 100 countries. - This is about the PEN Center in New York . For the Center in California , see PEN Center USA PEN American Center ( PEN ) , founded in 1922 and based in New York City , works to advance literature , to defend free expression , and to foster international literary fellowship . The Center has a membership of 3,300 writers , editors , and translators . PEN American Center is the largest of the 144 centers that belong to PEN International , the worldwide association of writers that defends those who are harassed , imprisoned and killed for their views . PEN American Center is one of two PEN centers located in the USA , the other is PEN Center USA in Los Angeles , it covers the USA west of the Mississippi . Full membership in PEN generally requires the publication of one or more books of a literary character , or one or more play produced in a professional venue . Editors with a career of five years or more are also eligible , as are many publishers , agents , and publicists and other members of the literary publishing community . Recently , PEN created an associate tier of membership , which is open to the general public . Over the years , PEN American Center 's membership has included many of the leading lights in the American literary establishment , including Edward Albee , Paul Auster , James Baldwin , Giannina Braschi , Willa Cather , Don De Lillo , Robert Frost , Tony Kushner , Langston Hughes , Thomas Mann , Arthur Miller , Marianne Moore , Susan Sontag , Salman Rushdie and John Steinbeck . In addition to defending persecuted writers , PEN American Center sponsors public literary programs and forums on current issues , sends prominent authors to inner - city schools to encourage reading and writing , administers literary prizes , promotes international literature that might otherwise go unread in the United States , and offers grants and loans to writers facing financial or Medical Emergencies . PEN is also a member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange , a global network of nongovernmental... What is the relationship between 'pen american center' and 'international pen'?
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