Short Fiction: My Husband’s Trial – Sofia Matias
My Husband’s Trial This wait is excruciating. I am not allowed to go to the courtroom and witness my husband’s fate, so the best I can do is walk around the house in frenzied thoughts and pretend to...
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Freedom of Expression in Saudi Arabia: Condemned by its absence
Nik Williams With all of his methods of appeal exhausted, the execution and crucifixion of Ali al-Nimr may happen any day. While the recent set of lashing has been paused, blogger Raif Badawi remains...
View ArticleJean Rafferty & Bernardo Otaola: Day of the Dead
We thought our Mexican event at the Mitchell Theatre was going to be about death, but it turned out to be about life too. Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists....
View ArticleWriters urge British Government to safeguard freedom of expression in India
Open letter to the Prime Minister calling on the British government to take action to safeguard freedom of expression in India ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the UK later this week. Writers...
View ArticleBernardo Otaola: 2, 5, 12, 20
by Bernardo Otaola I know, the title doesn’t make any sense. Let me explain to you what those numbers mean: 2 of November, The Day of The Death in Mexico. The same day, I went to Glasgow to be part of...
View ArticleDraft Investigatory Powers Bill – Written Submission by Scottish PEN
DRAFT INVESTIGATORY POWERS BILL – WRITTEN SUBMISSION We are making this statement in the capacity of Scottish PEN, the Scottish centre of the world association of writers, PEN International. It is a...
View ArticleRicky Brown: On Defamation
Ricky Brown As a recovering lawyer, I received Scottish PEN’s call late last year to sign a letter to the Sunday Herald concerning defamation with particular interest. I was reminded of lectures in...
View ArticleLetter to The Herald regarding a free press and Angela Haggerty
Scottish PEN is concerned by the news that Angela Haggerty has been dismissed from her position as columnist at the Sunday Herald for showing her support for fellow journalist Graham Spiers. EDIT: It...
View ArticleJean Rafferty: Worldwide Reading for Ashraf Fayadh
The Clutha Bar, Glasgow, 14th January 2016 Written by Jean Rafferty. You can visit her website here and follower her on Twitter at @fireopal19. Jean is the author of “The Four Marys”, published by...
View ArticleStatement on Investigatory Powers Bill
Investigatory Powers Bill Scottish PEN condemns the government’s decision to introduce the Investigatory Powers Bill (IP Bill) after less than three weeks since the joint committee released its report....
View Article“Publishing is a women’s world”: Gender inequality in the writing industry
Guest blog post by Caroline Criado-Perez. You can find Caroline on Twitter at @CCriadoPerez and on her website. Publishing is a women’s world. According to a survey by Publisher’s Weekly, in 2014,...
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Aye Write! 2016: Members events
Aye Write! is fast approaching and we have numerous members taking part. We have compiled a list of member events so you can see what PEN writers are up to in Glasgow. All the events will take place in...
View ArticleDangerous Women: Podcast Series
In the lead up to our International Women’s Day Dangerous Women Symposium, we published a series of podcasts about dangerous women writers. Scottish PEN members Elizabeth Reeder, Jean Rafferty, Magi...
View Article“27 out of the 98 writers I studied at university were women”– Gender bias in...
by Becca Inglis. Becca is Scottish PEN’s communications and events officer, and founder, editor and contributing writer of Big Words. You can find her on Twitter at @becca_inglis and @bbigwords 27 out...
View ArticleInvestigatory Powers Bill – Written Evidence
House of Commons Public Bill Committee – Investigatory Powers Bill We are making this statement in the capacity of Scottish PEN, the Scottish centre of the world association of writers, PEN...
View ArticleLetter to The Herald regarding a free press and Angela Haggerty
Scottish PEN is concerned by the news that Angela Haggerty has been dismissed from her position as columnist at the Sunday Herald for showing her support for fellow journalist Graham Spiers. EDIT: It...
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