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.
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 …
Cathal Sheerin of the WiPC writes about Honduras in the Huffington Post: Erick Martínez Ávila, a 32-year old Honduran journalist and gay rights activist, was found dead and dumped in …
PEN International’s International President, John Ralston Saul, talked to The Globe and Mail about the urgent situation of violence and impunity targetting journalists and writers in Mexico. Watch the video …