PENning magazine event
Join the Scottish PEN Writers in Exile Committee and a variety of published writers as we hear readings from PENning magazine. About this event Our free online event will take place on Tuesday 18th...
View ArticlePENning magazine event
Join the Scottish PEN Writers in Exile Committee and a variety of published writers as we hear readings from PENning magazine. About this event Our free online event will take place on Tuesday 18th...
View ArticlePoetic Offensive event
Join Scottish PEN for an evening of poetry and resistance with Sheila Templeton, Iyad Hayatleh, William Hershaw, Vahid Davar & Meg Bateman. About this event In February 2021, Scottish PEN’s...
View ArticleNew funding to support UK and Ireland PEN centre collaboration in 2022
Scottish PEN is delighted to announce that our recent bid to the Four Nations International Fund has been successful. This funding will support regular collaboration between four PEN centres in 2022:...
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LGBT History Month: Jo Clifford
Scottish PEN is pleased to mark the beginning of LGBT History Month by sharing a blog by playwright, Jo Clifford. The theme of ‘Blurring Borders: A World in Motion’ has been set by LGBT Youth Scotland...
View ArticleScottish PEN welcomes campaigner for justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia,...
As a chapter of PEN International, Scottish PEN and its members pledge themselves to oppose any form of suppression of freedom of expression in the country and community to which they belong, as well...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day Event
Join the Scottish PEN Women Writers Committee as we celebrate International Women’s Day 2022. About this event This free event will take place via Zoom at 8.00pm on Tuesday 8th March and will feature...
View ArticleContacting Scottish PEN
A short message from the Board of Scottish PEN Scottish PEN’s Project Manager is due to begin a period of maternity leave which will affect the way we keep in touch with our members over the coming...
View ArticleLGBT History Month: Jay Whittaker
Scottish PEN marks the end of LGBT History Month 2022 by sharing a blog by poet, Jay Whittaker. The theme of ‘Blurring Borders: A World in Motion’ has been set by LGBT Youth Scotland for this year’s...
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An update on Scottish PEN’s response to events in Ukraine
Dear Members, In light of the terrible ongoing events in Ukraine, the Board thought that we should take the opportunity to update the membership of Scottish PEN regarding the statements we have shared...
View ArticleScottish PEN is seeking a Project Manager (maternity cover)
Deadline: 01 July 2022 at 09:00 Scottish PEN is seeking a capable and imaginative freelancer to provide partial cover of the role of project manager from 1st August to 31st December 2022. The working...
View ArticleScottish PEN Statement on the Killing of Two Palestinian Journalists
Scottish PEN condemns the killings of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and Ghufran Hamed Warasneh, identified by the National Press Club as a journalism graduate working for Dream, a local news...
View ArticleScottish PEN Statement on the attack on Sir Salman Rushdie and the ensuing...
The Board of Trustees of Scottish PEN was horrified to learn of the attack on Salman Rushdie in Chautauqua, New York, on 12 August. Our President, Ricky Monahan Brown, immediately joined our...
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Vigil for Daphne Caruana Galizia
Scottish PEN are holding a vigil for Daphne Caruana Galizia, a journalist assassinated in Malta on 16th October 2017. Nearly 5 years on, those who ordered and orchestrated her killing have still not...
View ArticlePEN Myanmar member facing potential death sentence
Scottish PEN joins PEN International in calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Wai Moe Naing, and for all charges against him to be dropped. PEN International is gravely concerned by...
View ArticleWatch: The Power of the Pen – The Creative Legacy of Daphne Caruana Galizia
16 Oct 2022 in partnership with PEN International, PEN Malta, English PEN, Scottish PEN, Wales PEN Cymru, Irish PEN / PEN na hÉireann, St John’s Waterloo and The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation....
View ArticleScottish PEN statement on EP resolution on Malta rule of law
Scottish PEN welcomes the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 20th October 2022 on the rule of law in Malta. This resolution was passed with an overwhelming majority just days after the...
View ArticleStatement Regarding Alaa Abd El-Fattah
In light of the most recent developments reported by the world’s press regarding the imprisonment of the British-Egyptian citizen Alaa Abd El-Fattah in Egypt, Scottish PEN renews its previous call...
View ArticleDay of the Imprisoned Writer 2022
November 2022: For Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2022, Scottish PEN devoted its work to updating our campaign list. We encourage our members and all readers and writers to educate themselves about the...
View ArticleNaomi Mitchison Lecture: with Louise Welsh
Things that are so.. ..things that are not so. Eventbrite link The Naomi Mitchison Memorial Lecture is hosted annually by Scottish PEN and the Edwin Morgan Centre for Creative Writing at the...
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