Padraic Colum’s death made front-page news in the New York Times in 1972, while F Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway feared his wife Mary’s rapier wit

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

‘ 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...

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…

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 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...

Yorgen Fenech, who denies all charges, appears in court more than nine years after the journalist’s death

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

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...

URGENT: l’UE se prépare à leur dérouler le tapis rouge. Signez pour dire à l’UE d’annuler l’invitation des talibans.

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

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...

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 ...

As human rights advocate is treated in Tehran hospital after transfer from Zanjan prison, prize winners demand her freedom

Her family said the 54-year-old had been taken from prison to a local hospital after a sharp deterioration in her health.

At last comes an insightful, dignified and eloquent speech, rich in hope and humanity, from a dynamic US statesman. The bad news is it wasn’t delivered by the current president. The good news is the s...

Ukrainian Soldier and Poet Yaryna Chornohuz in conversation with Martina Devlin.

Her family, authors of this petitition, and those who admired her tremendous body of work and passion for life would like to see her celebrated  as a woman writer, all  too neglected, and as...

Her family, authors of this petitition, and those who admired her tremendous body of work and passion for life would like to see her celebrated  as a woman writer, all  too neglected, and as...

INDEX announces the second open call for the Victoria Amelina Fellowship programme for creative non-fiction writers....

While İlhan Sami Çomak and İpek Õzel were here for the Dublin Book Festival, they were interviewed by Enda Wyley and Peter Sirr for the Books for Breakfast podcast during a Meet the Poet session in the Café at IMMA. What a great weekend that was! With thanks to everyone at the Dublin Book Festival, especially Julianne Mooney Siron (Director), to the staff at the National Library who hosted İlhan's event and the staff in the Café at IMMA – and to Enda for sending the link.

43 likes, 3 comments - dont_spoil_the_story on October 11, 2025: "You're invited to a Poetry Performance for Gaza Wednesday 22nd October, 7-8pm Gutter Bookshop, Cow's Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 An e...

All at Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann are saddened by the untimely passing of writer and documentary maker Manchán Magan.  Through all his work, Magan was authentic in exploring and using many languages – ...

It is not open warfare but nor can it be called peace. Vladimir Putin is prosecuting a hybrid war in Europe, amid an escalation of Russian drone infiltration, and fears have heightened about infrastru...

2 October August 2025 Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is gravely concerned about the abduction of poet Sarah Clancy, one of several Irish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla. The flotilla was ...

2 October August 2025 Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is gravely concerned about the abduction of poet Sarah Clancy, one of several Irish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla. The flotilla was ...

2 October August 2025 Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is gravely concerned about the abduction of poet Sarah Clancy, one of several Irish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla. The flotilla was ...

This is why I love reading diaries, letters and (good) biographies of writers. This morning, I came across this quote from a letter Virginia Woolf wrote to Violet Dickinson in the early 1900s: No one really takes very much interest, why should they, in my scribblings. Do you think I shall ever write a really good book? There's hope for all of us.

Last week’s attack was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East” ever documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

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Exclusive: Former poet laureate has reader contrasting pomp and ceremony of banquet with ruins left by war

Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann expresses its grave concern about the recent drone attacks and threats directed against the Global Sumud Flotilla as it sails toward Gaza. These acts of intimidation against ...

People from the Indian community, and others, are facing violence that was once unthinkable. We must not give in to the racists, says novelist Cauvery Madhavan

And everyone and their pet canary wants me to "comment."

Irish writer Naoise Dolan has announced that she will be boarding the Global Sumud Flotilla to break the siege on Gaza. Read more from Dan Sheehan on Lit Hub here. Poet Sarah Clancy  has also announce...

Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann condemns the recent Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. Among the more than 20 people killed in the strike on 25 August were five journalists: Mohammad...

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Sally Rooney has blown up a storm around herself since she wrote a piece in the Irish Times against genocide in Gaza, and more specifically, pro the now banned Palestinian Action Group.

Sally Rooney has blown up a storm around herself since she wrote a piece in the Irish Times against genocide in Gaza, and more specifically, pro the now banned Palestinian Action Group.

I would happily publish this statement in a UK newspaper – but that would now be illegal

The arrest yesterday in the UK of dozens of peaceful protestors, including the world renowned poet Alice Oswald, seems excessive and heavy-handed. While noting that Palestine Action is currently a pro...

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The writer takes over the laureateship from author Colm Tóibín