The Irish PEN 2012 Calendar of Events. Friday 10th February 2012: Irish PEN Award and Dinner. Eventbrite booking :  http://www.irishpendinner.eventbrite.com/ In 1998 Irish PEN set up an award to honour an Irish-born writer who has made an outstanding contribution to Irish Literature. This Award is for a significant body of work, written and produced over a number of years, [...]

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Afrikaans hier onder. MEDIA RELEASE ON 25 NOVEMBER 2011 Pretoria PEN regrets growing intolerance in South Africa Pretoria PEN, the writers’ assocation, has regretted the growing intolerance in South Africa, as manifested in the ongoing controversy around the Protection of Information bill. “The bill and media reactions to it have created a rift between the ruling African National Congress and [...]

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November 15, 2011: PEN Calls for Press Freedom at Occupy Sites FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact: Larry Siems, (212) 334-1660 ext. 105   New York City, November 15, 2011—PEN American Center and PEN International today condemned restrictions on press coverage of police crackdowns on Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York and elsewhere, [...]

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PEN statement following earthquake in Turkey by @lcmcveigh , PEN International Executive Director “Following yesterday’s news of the earthquake in Turkey’s south east and the loss of many lives, PEN International sends it condolences to all those affected by this terrible event. Our thoughts are with members of PEN Turkey and the Kurdish PEN Centre who have [...]

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“To mark our 60th anniversary, the Arts Council is publishing stories about the arts using documents from our archive. Beginning with 14 stories from the early years of the Arts Council, (1950s) this site aims to show the intricate connections that existed and continue to exist between the artists, the organisations that supported them, the [...]

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