English PEN

@englishpen

We are the founding centre of the international association of writers. We promote the freedom to write and the freedom to read.

London, UK
Joined May 2009

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 8

    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 .

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    17 minutes ago

    'What had been an opportunity for ʻŌiwi to regenerate and enjoy our cherished lands and waters [...] was slowly relapsing into Pay-to-Play Paradise'. Today on : Noʻu Revilla on blackout poetry, climate change, and Hawaiʻi.

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    To learn about the work of and ’s over the last 100 years, join the inauguration of our exhibition “Unlocking the History of PEN International”. With , on June 16th, 6pm BST. Register here

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  4. 4 hours ago

    We join 21 other organisations in condemning the tactics used by ENRC to attempt to escape scrutiny – including targeting the publishers of 's Kleptopia. Our statement:

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    This week celebrates 's 100th birthday! 🥳 Today's is by English PEN Trustee who's chosen our 2007 event Behaving Badly with , John Banville, Fay Weldon, Terrie Moffitt and James Blair. 📺

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  6. Jun 9

    We join friends and colleagues in supporting the application for a blue plaque – turned down in 2012 by English Heritage – to commemorate Stefan Zweig’s residence in Hallam Street, Central London from 1933–1939. For more information, please see:

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  7. Jun 8

    We extend our thanks and gratitude to this year's judges – Claire Armitstead , Ellah P. Wakatama and Andrew McMillan – for their care and attention during this year's prize process.

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    This week celebrates English PEN's 100th birthday! 🎉Today's is from their President who has chosen Cees Nooteboom in conversation with Rosie Goldsmith 📻 📩annette.brook@rsliterature.org to write one.

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  9. Jun 3

    Today on : Karlo Mila on language, stories, and our place in the family of things.

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  10. Jun 3

    Congratulations to David Diop and translator Anna Moschovakis on winning the Moschovakis was in conversation with Maureen Freely & shortlisted translators in ⬇️

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    Jun 3

    'It speaks to me, of what we need most: a remembering, that we too are the trees, and that we need all the help we can get'. Today on : Karlo Mila on language, stories, and our place in the family of things.

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    Jun 2

    “If one woman like me has to run away and leave everything behind to do the right thing, why shouldn’t you?” -

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    Jun 2

    “We writers have the power to change reality and expose what is happening on the ground through our words” -

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    Jun 2

    “I believe that words are a power for change. Through our words we can push forward for justice” -

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    Jun 2

    “Some time ago, the UN released a report that 93% of all NGOs in Latin America who protect and defend Human Rights were created by women. In the last 15 years, I’ve seen that move to journalism too” - in our discussion

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    Jun 2
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  17. Jun 2

    Our ' event with is a discussion about Margaret Kennedy and the rediscovery and re-release of The Feast, originally published in 1950. Tonight at 7pm. For more information please visit:

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  18. Jun 1

    Tomorrow 6pm, writers and speak to President of about the vital role of free expression in speaking truth to power at as part of To join us, please visit:

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  19. Jun 1

    To celebrate the reissue of The Feast, we will hold a special ' event w/ about Margaret Kennedy & how the work of women writers is preserved, & often revived, over generations. 2 June, 7pm: & Faye Hammill.

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  20. May 28

    Together with and other NGOs, we are calling for the filed against Professor Yaman Akdeniz over his tweet to be dropped

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