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Jo Glanville is stepping down as director of English PEN next month after four years in the position, the Bookseller reported, noting that she has been awarded an honorary visiting fellowship at the Gießen University in Germany. An interim director is expected to be announced soon.
English PEN president Maureen Freely said, "I feel very privileged to have worked alongside Jo Glanville for the past three years. Her dedication to the cause of free expression is absolute. She has been its most passionate advocate, in the media and at the highest levels of government. With her prescient grasp of the challenges and opportunities presented by the digital age, she has transformed our work as well as our reach. English PEN will not be the same without her. But her legacy will remain, and for this we shall be forever grateful."
Glanville said she had worked with some of "the most dedicated" advocates for freedom of expression during her tenure, "including remarkable and courageous writers, publishers, journalists, translators, lawyers, bloggers and editors.... I'm grateful to everyone for the generous support that makes PEN's work possible, and for the inspiration and guidance throughout."