Swiss German PEN Centre
Services offered
- Awarness Campaings
- Residencies
- Safe Housing
- Temporary Relocation
- Advocacy
Disciplines
- Writers
- Playwrights
- Poets
- Screenwriter
- Translators
- Non-Fiction Writers
Guidelines of assistance
Swiss German PEN Centre give a persecuted writer an apartment in Switzerland for the period of at least one year. The guest receives a scholarship covering his or her running costs. They have a special focus on Turkey.
Description
The Swiss German PEN Centre is a member of PEN International. The Swiss German PEN Centre was founded in Basel on the 2nd April 1979. The Swiss German PEN Centre is a cultural association according to Swiss Law. Its activities are financed by member fees and donations.

