Turkey Focus 2013

Throughout 2013, English PEN is campaigning on freedom of expression in Turkey. The campaign aims to raise awareness of current threats to writers, pu ...

Sotheby’s auction 21 May

First Editions, Second Thoughts An auction of 50 contemporary first editions, annotated by their authors In partnership with Sotheby’s, English PEN is ...

[Grants] PEN Translates – open for submissions

English PEN is now accepting submissions to its PEN Translates! programme which offers grants for translation. Launched in 2012, this unique new fund ...

Watch: PEN Literary Cafe at the London Book Fair 2013

If you missed our PEN Literary Cafe at London Book Fair last month, you can watch some of the highlights here. Featuring Will Self, Lionel Shriver, Wi ...

The Mussel Feast

Birgit Vanderbeke introduces PEN Atlas readers to her book The Mussel Feast - a subtly political work that is steeped in metaphor – and her expe ...