Welcome to the
Pen and Pencil Club!
The Pen & Pencil Club is Philadelphia's only surviving press club & Center City's only late night bar that is open seven days a week.
The P&P is a private club, but membership is open to both reporters and "friends of journalism" -- meaning anyone can apply to join as an associate member. Just ask any current member to sponsor you, or check out our event calendar for our next public event.
We now have a bar code scanner to make entry easier and faster for members:
⭐ GET YOUR DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP CARD ⭐
- Visit penandpencil.org/profile
- Log in
- Click “Download membership card”
- Save the image to your phone
- OR print out and put in your wallet
- Questions? Email secretary@penandpencil.org
Not yet a member? Sign up to apply here.
Gift a Membership
Location & Hours
1522 Latimer St.
Philadelphia, PA
215-731-9909
Hours:
• 6:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. Monday – Friday
• 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday – Sunday
Membership rates:
• Associate membership for friends of journalists: $40
• Young active journalist membership: $40 (age 25 and under at time of application or renewal)
• Active journalist membership: $60
• Sustaining membership: An additional $60 per year that can be added to any type of membership; includes the option to book one free private event upstairs during your membership year (subject to availability).
Host your next event at the P&P!
Interested in hosting your next birthday party, wedding after-party, film screening or networking event at the Pen & Pencil Club?
We have a range of event booking options available to both P&P members and non-members.
Click here for more information about booking events!
Not a member? Click here to email the board of the P&P for more information about applying to join the club.
We hope to see you at the bar!
About the Club
The Pen & Pencil Club is one of the oldest surviving press clubs in the country. Since 1892, the P&P, as it is affectionately called, has been open daily with nearly no interruption, including during Prohibition and World War II. It is the result of the merging of several membership groups and private clubs dedicated to journalists, editors and other members of the working press.
The Club is run by working journalists for working journalists and other members of Philadelphia's literary community, but all may join, regardless of line of work.
Support Our Educational Programs — Donate to the P&P Foundation!
Friends of the Pen & Pencil Club have established a non-profit foundation whose purpose is to support its educational activities and programs for our journalist and writer members.
The P&P Foundation will promote journalistic interest and visibility in the Philadelphia area, including by organizing educational events in coordination with our nonprofit partner the Pen & Pencil Club. The Foundation is based at the Club but is separate from it and has its own governing board.
You can support the Foundation by making a tax-deductible donation online via GiveLively:
Donate to the P&P Foundation
Or you can mail a check to:
P&P Foundation
1522 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102