The Montenegrin PEN Centre was founded in Cetinje on 15 March 1990. It was admitted into the great family of International PEN at the 56th Congress of International PEN in Vienna in November 1991. Its programmatic mandate was to protect, develop and affirm the values of Montenegrin culture, literature and the language of the Montenegrin people, as well as the cultures of other peoples living in Montenegro. The first President of the Montenegrin PEN Centre was Pavle Mijović (1914–1996).
With thanks to: PEN Bosnia and Herzegovina, PEN Kosovo, the Montenegrin PEN Centre, and Serbian PEN. Published by PEN International in 2023 with the support of the Fritt Ord Foundation. PEN International promotes literature and freedom of expression and is governed by the PEN Charter and the principles it embodies: unhampered transmission of thought within each nation and between all nations. Founded in 1921, PEN International connects an international community of writers from its Secretariat in London. It is a forum where writers meet freely to discuss their work; it is also a voice speaking out for writers silenced in their own countries. Through Centres in over 140 countries, PEN operates on five continents. PEN International is a non-political organisation that holds Special Consultative Status at the UN and Associate Status at UNESCO. International PEN is registered charity in England and Wales with registration number 1117088.
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