Ex Tempore (magazine)

Ex Tempore is a literary magazine published annually by the United Nations Society of Writers, or in French, Societé des écrivains des Nations Unies. The editors seek contributions that are "crisp, impromptu, and as far away as possible from the stale UN jargon of declarations, resolutions and reports."

1 Society of Writers
- 1.1 Officers
- 1.2 Membership
2 Editions
3 Special events
4 Reference numbers
5 Additional reading
6 Notable contributors

Society of Writers

The Society of Writers was founded on 14 August 1989 by Sergio Chaves of Argentina, Leonor Sampaio of Brazil and Alfred de Zayas of the United States.

Officers

The magazine's officers are:

President: David Winch
Vice-president: Carla Edelenbos
Secretary: Ngozi Ibekwe
Treasurer: Janet Weiler
Editor-in-chief: Alfred de Zayas

After 15 years as president of the Society, de Zayas retired from the position on 15 December 2005, remaining as editor of this literary magazine.

Membership

Membership in the Society of Writers is open to active and retired staff of the United Nations, specialized agencies, CERN, Permanent Missions and Observer Missions, intergovernmental organisations, non-governmental organizations and the press corps. There are about 100 members currently in UNSW.

Editions

Volume 19. Because 2008 was the International Year of Languages Ex Tempore featured languages as its main theme. It included 148 pages with poetry, short stories and drama written by 43 authors in 14 languages, including Latin.

Volume 20. 160 pages in 13 languages, including Hebrew and Esperanto.

Volume 21. Devoted to "music, the international language"; 104 pages (December 2010).
Volume 22. Devoted to Jean-Jacques Rousseau; 168 pages (December 2011).

Special events

On 5 October 2008 Ex Tempore hosted the Mahmoud Darwish memorial lecture, during which poems of the recently deceased Palestinian poet were read out in Arabic, and in English and French translation.

On 23 January 2009 the magazine hosted the traditional salon, attended by 52 people. The 14th annual salon took place on 22 January 2010, with 73 participants, and the 15th was on 21 January 2011.