‘We stand by PEN member Suzan Samancı, who has suffered years of harassment in Türkiye, and is now being prevented from returning to Switzerland, where she has lived for 18 years, on ludicrous g...

Labour peer tells Council of Europe inquiry failure to implement legal protections still putting journalists at risk

English PEN announces the six shortlisted titles for the PEN Heaney Prize 2026.

Roger McGough talks to French British poet Pascale Petit.

Join East Wicklow Rivers Trust ecologist Faith Wilson and poet Jane Clarke for a relaxed walk along the Avonbeg river for Culture Night.

‘ 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...

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...

Audience members at Irish PEN’s sold-out Freedom to Write event write postcards to Mzia Amaglobeli, who has been imprisoned in Georgia since January 2025   Members of the audience at the John Hewitt I...

The Irish PEN/PEn na hÉireann Freedom to Write event has become a popular fixture at the John Hewitt International Summer School (Armagh). This year was no exception. The 120-seat theatre was booked o...

As part of a series of events to celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day (officially 24th August) the UCCI held a book launch (Words and Bullets by Natalya Kornienko, UCCI’s co-director) and doc…

‘ 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...

‘ 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...

Join PEN International, PEN Eritrea in Exile and PEN Centres worldwide in demanding proof of life for Eritrea's disappeared journalists and writers.

Joint special project with PEN Ukraine

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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

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...