By Adré Marshall International PEN organised two important events in London and Barcelona in April this year, and I was privileged to be able to attend both. All the meetings were well organised and enthusiastically supported, with the sunny weather...
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The Brown Graduate Program in Literary Arts and Thomas J. Watson Institute for International Studies are seeking applications and nominations for the 2009 – 2010 International Writers Project Fellowship. The fellowship, which is sponsored by the William H. Donner Foundation,...
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We are deeply concerned at the deepening crisis in Zimbabwe and the slow pace at which matters of utmost constitutional importance are progressing. The people of Zimbabwe have expressed their democratic will for the future of their country. They have...
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The Poem Relay seeks to raise awareness about freedom of expression in China in a uniquely PEN way – through poetry and translation. PEN Centres have been invited to translate and record a short poem, “June” (“Liuyue”) by the Chinese...
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International PEN’s historic 73rd Congress closes today calling again for the end to insult and defamation laws worldwide and a commitment to supporting and protecting languages under threat. With more than 200 delegates from over 70 countries representing the wealth...
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