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A brilliant show of support for seriously ill writer and activist Narges Mohammadi. She needs urgent medical care. We stand in solidarity with her and demand her release.
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#Free12Eriteans #ProofOfLife The silence must end @irishpen.bsky.social @peninternational.bsky.social
PEN International@peninternational.bsky.social · last mo.Today, we launch #ProofOfLife, a global campaign demanding answers for 12 Eritrean writers and journalists who have been forcibly disappeared for 25 years. Enforced disappearance is torture. The silence must end. We demand proof of life now. #Free12Eritreans www.pen-international.org/proof-of-lif...
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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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Submissions for the #PENHeaneyPrize 2026 are NOW OPEN until 31 July, for titles published between 1 July and 31 December 2026. This is the second submission window for the 2026 edition, in partnership with @irishpen.bsky.social and The Estate of Seamus Heaney. www.englishpen.org/prizes/pen-h...
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Martin Tyrrell@outsidewriters.bsky.social · 4w agoVery pleased to have a chapter in the forthcoming Routledge Companion to George Orwell.
Please read this important statement from @peninternational.bsky.social raising concerns for writers and journalists following the horrific assault on Vladimir Arsenijević. We stand in solidarity with him.
PEN International@peninternational.bsky.social · 3w ago#Serbia: We urge the authorities to launch a prompt and thorough investigation into the brutal assault on writer Vladimir Arsenijević. Entrenched impunity for crimes against writers and journalists in the country must be addressed. Read our statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/serbia-...
URGENT: Statement on the rise of anti-migrant violence in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. irishpen.com/2026/06/17/u...
URGENT: Statement on the rise of anti-migrant violence in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland - Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann
The PEN Centres of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland are deeply alarmed by the rise in violence against migrant and other marginalised communities on these islands, driven by mis- and dis-informat...
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They call him ‘the poet of the Hirak’. In 2025, Algerian authorities once again targeted Mohamed Tadjadit for his poetry and his posts online. His case remains emblematic of the ongoing silencing in the region. 👉 Read about his case: www.pen-international.org/case-list-2026
URGENT: Statement on the rise of anti-migrant violence in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. irishpen.com/2026/06/17/u...
URGENT: Statement on the rise of anti-migrant violence in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland - Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann
The PEN Centres of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland are deeply alarmed by the rise in violence against migrant and other marginalised communities on these islands, driven by mis- and dis-informat...
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Jan Carson@jancarsonwrites.bsky.social · 3mo agoIt’s mortifying to be scrambling to fill a bookstore event but that’s the reality. I’m in Scotland and England next week. There are tix left for these events. The London one will be cancelled if I don’t sell some tickets soon so all pre-bookings and help with getting the word out is appreciated.
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Martina Devlin: I was targeted by a scammer claiming to be top editor from Penguin who was full of praise for my work
Ever been scammed? I was targeted by a particularly sophisticated one recently, which impersonated a genuine editor in a major publishing house, using AI to convey authenticity with industry-specific ...
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Russian attack damages writers’ homes, schools, and museums
Russia’s mass attack on Ukraine on May 24 damaged Ancient Kyiv Historical and Architectural Reserve, the National Chornobyl Museum, and the National Art Museum of Ukraine, and residential buildings in...
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Here in Georgia our festivals are full, but our poets are in prison – and now we feel abandoned by Europe | Archil Kikodze
Anti-government protests continue, but our young people are leaving. Increasingly destitute cultural gatherings have become my places of solace, says Georgian writer Archil Kikodze
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URGENT: Statement on the rise of anti-migrant violence in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland - Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann
The PEN Centres of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland are deeply alarmed by the rise in violence against migrant and other marginalised communities on these islands, driven by mis- and dis-informat...
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A brilliant show of support for seriously ill writer and activist Narges Mohammadi. She needs urgent medical care. We stand in solidarity with her and demand her release.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @irishpen.bsky.social @vivianafiorentino.bsky.social @tkieran.bsky.social @neilhegarty.bsky.social @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social
'Contentious Spaces'... is moving & at times upsetting, but it also has moments of lightness, & there is a lovely rhythm to the prose.' Thank you, Aoife, for such a provocative interview with @paveebeoir.bsky.social in @thetimes.com.
Every year my husband takes my son to the thrift store and lets him pick whatever he thinks I need for Mother’s Day, which this year is a straw hat and book of sea shanties
I'm opinioning again here: clarechampion.ie/opinion-with...
OPINION with Sarah Clancy: The banality of the far-right - The Clare Champion
‘Far- right’ is one of the phrases that we see bandied about so often online at the moment. I have at times bandied it myself I must confess and probably will again. But recently something happened th...
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Today 3rd May UNESCO World Press Freedom Day www.unesco.org/en/days/pres... #WorldPressFreedomDay @irishpen.bsky.social @willhaycardiff.bsky.social @sjamcbride.bsky.social www.cultureanddemocracypress.co.uk/shop/p/star-... 'EXPOSURE: war, media, democracy'
World Press Freedom Day
3 May 2026
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I'd Alt: A picture of a brown-haired (i think) woman with soft eyes and a funky necklace (oh, and a dimple in her left cheek). Text: Ukrainian poet & academic Halyna Kruk in conversation with Dublin writer Lia Mills: 20th April 2026 6:30pm - 8:00pm Davis Theatre Arts Building TCD
Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann @irishpen.bsky.social · 4mo agoUkrainian poet and academic Halyna Kruk event details: www.eventbrite.ie/e/an-evening...
#WorldPressFreedomDay @peninternational.bsky.social @irishpen.bsky.social Every voice matters
Human Rights Watch@hrw.org · 3mo agoFrom warring parties targeting journalists in Yemen to a Hong Kong Court’s conviction of former publisher Jimmy Lai, there are steep efforts to curtail free speech worldwide. This is precisely why we must speak out. #WorldPressFreedomDay
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Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi as brother fears she is dying
Her family said the 54-year-old had been taken from prison to a local hospital after a sharp deterioration in her health.
bbc.com
PEN Canada Writers in Exile — apply this week. 💌 This free workshop, led by educator and author Patricia Westerhof, covers what scams you should look out for, how to get published in literary magazines, and how to get an agent or editor interested in your manuscript. buff.ly/2RGJHKo
This has just got real. Stories. Songs. Seasons. collection available to pre-order now. Out December 2026. And if you’re in Leeds, tickets for the live event are available to pre-order now. All info and links here: storiessongsseasons.substack.com/p/stories-so...
Stories. Songs. Seasons. (Live event + collection pre-order).
Stories.
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April is poetry month in Limerick 2026. Our 1st of 4 readings is Vivienne McKechnie reading Half Moon Magic from her new collection Shades of Red published by Revival Press. Her collection will be launched by Donal Ryan on 24th April at The People’s Museum Limerick at 7.30pm all welcome.
