The National League of American Pen Women is made up of women who have demonstrated creative talents in art, letters, and music composition. There are over 250 branches of Pen Women throughout the United States. In some states, there are state associations of affiliated branches.

The League promotes and conducts literary, educational, and charitable activities in the fields of Letters, Art, and Music. It encourages the production of creative work in these areas and provides its members with literary, educational, and inspirational material through its quarterly edition of The Pen Woman magazine. It also maintains a mature woman's scholarship fund to aid and encourage professional development. In addition, the League honors the accomplishments of its members through competitions and biennial awards.

Particularly noteworthy are opportunities for members of all ages and degrees of experience to gain enriching perspectives from the multi-faceted activities and achievements of their colleagues. Of constant benefit is the interaction of League members with one another in a spirit of mutual support, camaraderie, and personal and collective advancement.

The mission of the League is to encourage the production of creative work of professional standard in art, letters, and music and to provide activities, and educational, creative, and professional support to non-members in those fields via outreach. The League is a not-for-profit organization. The League is strategically headquartered near the center of the nation's capital in the Pen Arts building, a historic home once occupied by the son of Abraham Lincoln.

The League provides an affiliation through which members can encourage and support one another through their varied creative endeavors. Members share their creativity in a number of ways, including workshops, discussion groups, performances, demonstrations, and lectures. Writing and poetry contests, art exhibitions (both juried and non-juried), and music composition competitions are conducted at all levels, branch, state, and national.

Branches have regular meetings and events with programs of interest to artists, writers, and composers. For information on branches in your area, please contact the national headquarters at (202) 785-1997 or email NLAPW. Some state associations have state conventions promoting the interests of Pen Women in their states.

Copies of the anthology are now available.