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Celebrating Nelson Mandela

Celebrating Nelson Mandela: His Letters, His Legacy

Book Tickets English PEN is excited to host a special one-off evening to celebrate the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth. Esteemed guests from the worlds of literature, politics, journalism and …

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Celebrating Nelson Mandela: His Letters, His Legacy

9 May 201819 July 2018 - by Alice Frecknall - 2 Comments.

To mark the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth on 18 July and the publication of The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela (Liveright) on 10 July, English PEN is holding an …

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Lydia Cacho in conversation with Helen Bamber: event report

3 September 20122 October 2012 - by julia - 4 Comments.

At Free Word Centre 29th August

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Emerging Brighton Writers join forces with Waterstones and English PEN

25 April 201228 January 2013 - by Cat Lucas - Leave a Comment

To mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, writers at the Waterstones Writing Workshop will be composing poetry and prose to send to writers in prison.

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A World of Poets: Liu Xiaobo

20 March 201220 March 2012 - by Cat Lucas - Leave a Comment

In celebration of World Poetry Day this Wednesday, all this week we will be paying tribute to poets who have been persecuted or imprisoned in violation of their right to free expression.

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