Dr Shauna Gilligan
@shaunagilligan.bsky.social
Writer, Educator, Feminist, full of heart, cats, literacy for all, creativity always, Irish PEN.
Re: Frankenstein is an audio adaptation of Frankenstein from the team behind Re: Dracula and Re: Carmilla. It stars @senabryer.com & @dturtleva.bsky.social and is crowdfunding now! Check it out at igg.me/at/refrank and spread the word!
Re: Frankenstein
An audio drama adaptation of your favorite gothic sci-fi novel, from the team behind Re: Dracula! | Check out 'Re: Frankenstein' on Indiegogo.
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Congratulations to Anne Carson on winning the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature! PEN International celebrates this recognition of her bold, genre-crossing work and remarkable contribution to contemporary literature. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...
Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026
World’s most prestigious prize for literature goes to Canadian poet known for genre-crossing works including Autobiography of Red
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Six years ago today, Vietnamese writer and pro-democracy activist Pham Doan Trang was arrested. She's serving 9 years for her writing on democracy & human rights. Vietnam must release Trang and all writers jailed for their words. Read our letter to Rubio: www.pen-international.org/news/vietnam...
Really cannot recommend enough having a diary or journal in which to write posts, instead of posting all of them to a public platform.
#Mexico: We are concerned by a ruling in the restricting Karla de la Cuesta's book Todo a la luz, which documents survivors' testimonies of abuse. We call on authorities to guarantee editorial freedom and annul all sanctions. Full statement: www.pen-international.org/news/mexico-...
Mexico: PEN International calls on Mexican authorities to guarantee editorial freedom and freedom of expression — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘A name mentioned in an investigation in the public interest is not a trademark. The use of industrial property rules to prevent Karla de la Cuesta, a survivor of abuse, from documenting what she and ...
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#Türkiye: Güllistan Yarkın faces up to 2 years in prison in connection with her academic writings. Her trial opens in Ankara on 6 October. We urge the authorities to drop all charges against her and to fully uphold academic freedom. Read our statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...
Türkiye: Drop charges against Kurdish academic Güllistan Yarkın — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘Güllistan Yarkın’s academic writings challenge official narratives and have made her a target of the authorities of Türkiye, who continue to muzzle independent voices. The case against her sends a ch...
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Happy Michaelmas! In some parts of Ireland on this day, rent could be paid in geese. If you’re due to pay rent this month, please consider setting a very irritated goose on your landlord in lieu of payment, in the name of upholding important Irish traditions.
Window through water and time-sculpted limestone caves to an Irish rainforest beyond.
We must support Gavin Bazunu for standing up against genocide. He’s being thrown under the bus with no support from his team and may be in a lonely place. Fuck the FAI and well done to Gavin for his strength. #StoptheGame #FreePalestine www.instagram.com/p/DdwuIoGRaO...
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay Alt is: #Corvids; any member of the crow family. #birds #ECK #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsofbluesky A wonderful capture of the beautiful black #raven up close 📸 ImperatorFuriosa @dortress.bsky.social
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PEN International@peninternational.bsky.social · 2w agoIMAGINE being imprisoned for writing a poem. 💭 This is real. PEN Vice Chair Tanja Tuma speaks on the realities of women writers in Afghanistan and Iran and reminds us: violence is the most brutal form of censorship. Donate today to support those who are silenced: www.justgiving.com/campaign/pen...
#Peru: We join fellow freedom of expression organisations in urging Peru's judiciary to dismiss a new criminal defamation complaint against journalist Paola Ugaz, over her reporting on abuse within the Sodalitium of Christian Life. Our joint statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/peru-re...
Peru: Renewed judicial harassment of investigative journalist Paola Ugaz condemned by freedom of expression organisations — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression W...
The undersigned freedom of expression and press freedom organisations urge Peru’s judiciary to dismiss the complaint filed on 17 August by the Asociación Civil San Juan Bautista (ACSJB) against in...
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We warmly welcome PEN Sweden’s (@pensweden.bsky.social) decision to bestow its prestigious Tucholsky Prize upon writer Pınar Selek and urge #Türkiye authorities to end her decades-long judicial harassment based on her peaceful expression ⬇️ www.svenskapen.se/senaste-nytt...
Pınar Selek tilldelas Tucholskypriset 2026 — Svenska PEN
Svenska PEN:s styrelse tilldelar den fransk-turkiska författaren, sociologen och PEN-medlemmen Pınar Selek 2026 års Tucholskypris för ”hennes djupa engagemang för kvinnors och minoriteters rättigheter...
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#China #HongKong: At the UN Human Rights Council, Tatyana Eatwell, Jimmy Lai’s lawyer, called for his immediate and unconditional release, alongside all those arbitrarily detained for peaceful expression. Read the full statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/china-h...
China - Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai’s arbitrary detention raised at United Nations — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
16 September 2026: Yesterday at the United Nations Human Rights Council, Tatyana Eatwell, a member of Jimmy Lai’s international legal team, delivered a statement on behalf of PEN International calling...
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Today, as part of our PEN Recommends, we share Sulaiman Addonia’s Silence Is My Mother Tongue, a novel about the stories we carry across generations. Addonia is an Eritrean-Ethiopian writer whose work is part of the rich landscape of contemporary Eritrean writing.
'Morning conversation', linocut by Olesya Dzhurayeva, contemporary Ukrainian printmaker #WomensArt ( one of the many hugely talented iinterviewees in the latest womensart book 'Reframing Women Printmakers')
Inniu, d'fhreastail an tUachtarán Connolly ar an gcuimhneachán do mhná a raibh i Neachtlanna Mhaigdiléana na Gaillimhe i Reilig an Bhóthar Mhóir. ~~~ Today, President Connolly attended the memorial for the women of the Galway Magdalene Laundry at Bohermore Cemetery.
Hey friends! I'm starting my part-time M.A. in Game Development in a few weeks, but I'm still available for some part-time creative work aside from my own studio. So please do feel free to hit me up. Ma stuff: unaminhkavanagh.com
We’re celebrating 30 years of New Adventures in Hi-Fi, released on this day in 1996. Revisit the expanded version of the album here: i.craftrecordings.com/newadventures
#PETITION: Before the 25th anniversary, help us show the Eritrean government that we haven't forgotten the 12 writers and journalists taken in September 2001. After 25 years of silence, their families still await proof of life. Every signature matters: www.pen-international.org/proof-of-lif...
25 Years Disappeared: Proof of Life Now — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
Join PEN International, PEN Eritrea in Exile and PEN Centres worldwide in demanding proof of life for Eritrea's disappeared journalists and writers.
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#Ukraine: 12 million books, one-third of Ukraine's annual book production, destroyed in just two months. We join PEN Ukraine in condemning mounting Russian attacks on Ukraine's cultural heritage. Read more: www.pen-international.org/news/ukraine...
Ukraine: Destruction of books by Russian strikes condemned — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘ The Russian Federation’s deliberate targeting of Ukrainian libraries and publishing facilities amounts to an assault on Ukraine’s very identity and must stop immediately. Once again, we urge the i...
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PEN Malta is outraged by the acquittal of Yorgen Fenech on charges of commissioning the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. An acquittal on this charge does not settle who ordered her killing, it leaves that question open. 🧵 newsbook.com.mt/en/fenech-ac...
Fenech acquittal is a ‘failure of the state’, PEN Malta says
PEN Malta has said that while the jury's verdict in the Yorgen Fenech trial must be respected, the acquittal represents a 'scandal' and a failure of the state that leaves the question of who ordered D...
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#Malta: "Those who killed Daphne sought to silence her, yet her powerful legacy lives on." We join PEN Malta (@penmalta.bsky.social) in urging Maltese authorities to urgently hold accountable all those responsible for Caruana Galizia's killing. Read more: www.pen-international.org/news/malta-n...
Malta: No justice for the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia following shock acquittal — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘ The PEN Community expresses full solidarity with Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family in their never-ending fight for justice. Those who killed Daphne sought to silence her, yet her powerful legacy lives...
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