Pen International
In Focus
- 16 May 2012 Bled
Writers for Peace Committee Bled Conference - 5 Jun 2012 Barcelona
Girona Manifesto Presentation - 17 Jun 2012 АР Крым,
THE 4TH URAL – ALTAY PEN CENTRES SOLIDARITY NETWORK CONFERENCE
Every year, PEN International hosts a number of events around the world promoting freedom of expression and celebrating literature in a variety of ways. PEN Centres stage events such as literary festivals large and small, storytelling sessions with families and children, book clubs and everything in between. One important occasion to mark is the annual Day of the Imprisoned Writer, 15 November, which gives the entire PEN community a chance to celebrate our work across the world as well as drawing attention to the ongoing persecution faced by many writers today.
Community
- Adelaide PEN
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- Comment is free
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- Uncut
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- Writers' Freedom
News
Free the Word! at Poetry Parnassus, June 27th. May 17th, 2012
Poetry Parnassus, part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad programme, is an international celebration of literature, which will bring together the world’s most exciting poets, rappers, spoken word artists, singers …
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International Literary Community Mourns the Loss of Carlos Fuentes. May 17th, 2012
The PEN International community and fans of literature around the world have been deeply saddened to learn of the loss of celebrated Latin American novelist Carlos Fuentes, described as the …
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PEN International deeply saddened by the death of Thomas von Vegesack, publisher, writer and free speech activist.. May 10th, 2012
Thomas von Vegesack, writer, intellectual and Vice President of PEN International, who died on 9th May 2012, will be remembered by all at PEN for his outstanding contribution to literature …
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Fleeting Words: An Anthology of Revolution launch for World Press Freedom Day. May 3rd, 2012
3 May 2012 Tomorrow a new anthology will be launched in Tunis to honour the writers, activists and photographers who contributed to the struggle for free expression in Tunisia and …
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We’re recruiting: Literary Manager and Communications and Campaigns Manager. April 27th, 2012
Are you passionate about literature? Have you experience of working in an arts, journalism or human rights background? PEN International is recruiting for a Literary Manager to run our literary …
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Registration now open for the 2012 PEN International Congress in Gyeongju, Korea. April 17th, 2012
“One of the major goals of the PEN International Congress is to protect freedom of expression for writers. The Congress this year will feature the impact of media on literature …
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Eskinder Nega awarded PEN American Center/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. April 13th, 2012
13 April 2012 Ethiopian journalist and blogger Eskinder Nega was yestrerday named the recipient of the PEN American Center 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. Nega, a leading advocate …
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Freedom for Liu Xiaobo: one poem, fifteen languages, more than one hundred readings in forty countries. March 20th, 2012
In Araraquara, Brazil, in Sarajevo and Durban, South Africa; in Nicosia, Helsinki and Baden-Baden, in Ubud, Bali, Accra, Lagos and Lahore; in Rostow-am-Rostow, Russia, Tel Aviv and Wellington, New Zealand…in …
- PEN Russia Protests Pussy Riot Detentions May 17th, 2012
- SYRIA: writer and thinker released and deported May 16th, 2012
- MEXICO – Journalist found dead 24 hours after being reported missing May 14th, 2012
Recent blog posts
- May 18 2012 ➔
President of PEN International John Ralston Saul remembers Carlos Fuentes: Truly great writers come in different forms. With the death of Carlos Fuentes, Mexico loses – we all lose – …
- May 17 2012 ➔
Executive Director Laura McVeigh writes from the Writers for Peace Committee meeting at Bled, Slovenia I am writing from the 44th Writers for Peace Committee meeting which takes place this …
- May 11 2012 ➔
Chairperson of Swedish PEN Ola Larsmo writes about his memories of Thomas von Vegesack: Just two months ago, Thomas von Vegesack and I sat and talked about his latest book …
