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English PEN
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English PEN
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We are the founding centre of the international association of writers. We promote the freedom to write and the freedom to read.
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- We are thrilled to announce that Arundhati Roy is the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize 2024. She will receive the award in a ceremony co-hosted by the @britishlibrary on 10 October. #PENPinterPrize
- We are thrilled to announce that @MichaelRosenYes is the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize 2023. He will receive the award in a ceremony co-hosted by @britishlibrary on 11 October. #PENPinterPrize
- #PENTransmissions spoke to Joshua Wong and Jason Y. Ng, authors of Unfree Speech (@PenguinUKBooks), about #HongKong, global democracy, and the value of freedom of expression in our current moment. Transmitting from #HK. pentransmissions.com/2020/03/31/sta…
- Arundhati Roy, winner of the #PENPinterPrize 2024, has announced imprisoned British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah as this year’s Writer of Courage #FreeAlaa @FreedomForAlaa.
- We are thrilled to announce that Tsitsi Dangarembga is the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize 2021. She will receive the award at a public ceremony on 11 October in partnership with @britishlibrary. @efie41209591 #PENPinterPrize
- 'Just days ago, our @penamerican colleagues filed a suit challenging President Trump's actions towards the press. His praise for Congress member Greg Gianforte for violently attacking @guardian journalist Ben Jacobs shows just how necessary this suit is' - Director, Antonia ByattStatement from @PENamerican on Trump’s praise of Gianforte: “a startling new low in terms of the White House’s open hostility toward the press.”
- We are very concerned about the updated ACE policies on 'reputational risk' and the chilling effect it may have on artistic expression. We will continue to engage with @ace_national about the impact of these updates on freedom of expression and artistic freedom.APNews: Arts Council England (@ace_national) has updated its policies, warning that "political statements" made by individuals linked to an organisation can cause "reputational risk", breaching funding agreements (1/5)
- We join fellow free expression organisations in urging the Home Secretary to reject the US government request to extradite @wikileaks publisher Julian Assange. ➡️englishpen.org/posts/news/joi… #FreeAssangeNOW
- Birthday vigil for Raif Badawi 1-2pm, Friday 13 January Saudi Arabian Embassy, London englishpen.org/event/birthday… #FreeRaif #HappyBirthdayRaif
- PEN centres condemn the decision of the High Court to clear the way for Julian #Assange to be extradited to the USA. This decision is a shocking blow to media freedom, with far reaching implications for investigative journalism worldwide. Our statement: englishpen.org/posts/news/pen…
- And the 2020 PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize goes to – @tweeter_anita, for The Patient Assassin! Chair of judges Rana Mitter described it as ‘a genuine historical classic that will be read for decades to come.’ Congratulations, Anita!
