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Turkey: take action for Nedim Türfent

2 January 201930 January 2019 - by Cat Lucas - Leave a Comment

Show your support for imprisoned writer Nedm Turfent.

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Writers’ Centre Kingston presents English PEN Modern Literature Festival 2019

2 January 20193 January 2019 - by Cat Lucas - Leave a Comment

WRITERS’ CENTRE KINGSTON PRESENTS THE ENGLISH PEN MODERN LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2019 7-9pm, 24 January The Bishop Kingston, 2 Bishop’s Hall, London, KT1 1PY 2 Bishop’s Hall London, KT1 1PY United …

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PEN Translates autumn 2018 awards announced

18 December 201818 December 2018 - by Theodora Danek - Leave a Comment

A diverse list of books make up the latest round of PEN Translates award winners. These include new novels by László Krasznahorkai and Marie Darrieussecq; the debut short story collection …

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Oleg Sentsov awarded the 2018 Sakharov Prize

12 December 201812 December 2018 - by English PEN staff - Leave a Comment

Today, Ukrainian writer and filmmaker Oleg Sentsov was awarded the prestigious European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Currently serving a 20-year prison sentence in Siberia on trumped-up terrorism …

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PEN Greetings 2018: write to a writer at risk

19 November 201819 November 2018 - by Cat Lucas - Leave a Comment

Every year, PEN asks members and supporters around the world to send seasonal greetings to writers at risk and their families. Past recipients have told us about how these cards can …

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