NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Thursday 20 August, 5 – 5.45 pm
Centre for Stories, 100 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge

The Annual General Meeting of PEN Perth will be held at 5 pm on Thursday 20 August 2026 at the Centre for Stories, 100 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge; and will be followed at 6 pm by a poetry event entitled “Poems of War and Peace”.  

All members and prospective members are welcome to attend the AGM but only members can vote.

AGENDA

1.  Attendance, proxies and apologies

Members unable to attend may appoint another member to serve as their proxy at the meeting; please notify the Secretary at cfmacfarl@gmail.com in advance or bring a letter signed by the member to the meeting. Members unable to attend may send apologies to the Secretary or present them through another member at the meeting.

2. Approval of Minutes of AGM, 23 August 2025 (see attached)

3.  Reports for the period 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026

Chair’s report
Financial report
Writers in Prison report

5. Appointment of interim chair

A Chair will be appointed to conduct the 2026/27 PEN Perth Committee elections.

6. Election of Office Bearers and Committee Members

The current committee comprises Krishna Sen (Chair), Christopher MacFarlane (Secretary), Robin Bower (Writers in Prison Coordinator), Vivienne Glance, Hélène Jaccomard, Lakshmi Kanchi and Luisa Mitchell. 

New committee members would be warmly welcomed; nominations, including self-nominations, are strongly encouraged. These should be sent to the Secretary at cfmacfarl@gmail.com preferably before the meeting. Co-options to the Committee after the meeting are also possible.

7. Other business

Other business may be raised by any members present.

Find all documents

AGM 2025 minutes

AGM 2026 agenda

Chair’s report

Financial report

Writers in Prison report