''The Taipei Chinese PEN: A Quarterly Journal of Contemporary Chinese Literature from Taiwan'' (當代台灣文學英譯 or 當代台灣文學選譯), known as ''The Chinese PEN'' before 2007, is a quarterly English-language

literary magazine A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letter ...

on contemporary Taiwanese literature. The journal was founded by Nancy Ing in 1972, and published by the Taipei Chinese P.E.N. Center (Chinese P.E.N. Center from 1924 to 1975), one of the PEN International centers. The magazine is supported by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

, the

National Museum of Taiwan Literature The National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL; ) is a museum located in Tainan, Republic of China (Taiwan). The museum researches, catalogs, preserves, and exhibits literary artifacts. As part of its multilingual, multi-ethnic focus, it holds ...

, and Hao Ran Foundation. In addition, subscription fees (largely from PEN International members and western universities) cover the magazine's production costs.

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