Pakistan Academy of letters




	History has shown that an imposition of idea through the agency of state has seldom helped the writer in his creative work. In variably such an imposition stifle the powers of writer, as it ignores the ground rule that the creative process is essentially an act of the individual. Thus any attempt at guiding the writer into a desired channel miserably failed to produce great literature. A recognition of this basic fact has helped us in defining the role of Academy of Letters.
	The role is confined to creating an atmosphere conducive to creative process. While the writer is left free to express in accordance with the creative urge, the Academy helps the writer in creating opportunities to broaden the intellectual horizon through a wider choice of books, an interaction with writers of other countries and provide means or keeping abreast of the times.
	Even this limited role has its demands that keep us on our toes. Hence the writers’ conferences, seminars and symposia, and more than anything else, the facilities of library, publication and a modicum of distribution of work to the dealers and institutions, all this is necessary because the act of creation cannot be completed without the consequent communication to readers and audience.
	The Academy therefore is always in search of support from all relevant and helpful quarters all the world over and is grateful for all the encouragement it has received till now.