Jaco Jacobs: "My 300ste boek se titel is 𝘝𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘥𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘬𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱 ’𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘨 𝘨𝘦𝘣𝘦𝘶𝘳. (Die Engelse vertaling, 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺, verskyn gelyktydig met die Afrikaanse boek.)"
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#Italy: Writer @robertosaviano.bsky.social has been cleared of defaming Matteo Salvini. While the court’s verdict reaffirms the vital importance of free expression, we must not forget the years spent fighting these baseless charges.
Read the statement ⬇️
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"Nee, benader moeilike gedigte eerder met ’n oop gemoed en laat dit oor jou spoel soos ’n seebrander. Jy sal verbaas wees hoe bevrydend nuwe insigte hulself dan aanmeld." ~ Neil Cochrane
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Come and visit us again in SA! Still plenty of boerewors on offer! And we love your work.
📣 Join us on Thursday, 23 April at 13:00 BST for Voices Freed: International Solidarity in a Time of Global Disorder, an online discussion marking the launch of the 2026 Case List.
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Graphic inviting audiences to Take Action: The Government must act to stop legal bullying and #StopSLAPPS
No matter your role - journalist, researcher, campaigner, survivor, or whistleblower - you should be protected when speaking in the public interest.
We are calling for universal protections against SLAPPs.
Take action: antislapp.uk/solutions/ta...
#StopSLAPPs
Diegene wat nog nie ’n Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée bygewoon het nie, sou dalk wou plek bespreek vir 2026.
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Izak de Vries: "Daar word besonderse kunsfilms gemaak in Iran en sou ons Iran se ménse kon leer deur hul kuns, sal ons minder maklik val vir die snert van valse leiers."
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#China: PEN International joins 25 organisations, including @amnesty.org and @frontlinedefenders.bsky.social, in calling for the immediate release of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng at the end of his sentence.
Read the joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/china-a...
Red background graphic from PEN International featuring a black line drawing of a flower on the right. On the left, white text displays a poem about small yellow flowers growing beside a tent among stones and dust, symbolizing resilience and sadness. The poem is attributed to Yousef Al-Qedra, whose name appears at the bottom. The PEN International logo is at the top left.
Writers in Gaza continue to write through war and loss. We have published a collection of writing and testimonies from the ground, and in memory of writers killed since October 2023.
Read the collection and testimonies: www.pen-international.org/gaza-collect...
Illustration promoting the “Writing as Resistance Award” by Premio Inge Feltrinelli and PEN International. The image shows a stylised portrait of a woman with purple hair and a raised face, set against a light background with abstract symbols. The logos of Premio Inge Feltrinelli, PEN International, Gruppo Feltrinelli, and Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli appear alongside the title text.
The 𝑃𝐸𝑁 𝐼𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝐹𝑒𝑙𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖 𝐴𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑: 𝑊𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 is launched, a special mention created in collaboration between the Premio Inge Feltrinelli and PEN International to recognize the work of authors and activists who, through writing, defend rights, freedom, and dignity. (1/3)
"Die pad na Chimayó kronkel deur die voorheuwels van noordelike Nieu-Meksiko, verby katoenbome wat in die wind wieg en kleihuise wat lyk asof hulle al eeue lank hier waghou, maar terselfdertyd in die landskap wegsmelt." ~ Maryke Roberts
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#Bahrain: PEN International and partners urged the authorities to release Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace, imprisoned for 15 years for his pro-democracy activism.
Read our joint appeal ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/bahrain...
From #InternationalWomensDay until 20 March, we are raising our voices for #ValeryjaKaściuhova.
Three actions you can take:
✍️ Send solidarity
📣 Ask your government to raise her case
🔁 Share her story
www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
We welcome the news of the release of Eritrean cartoonist Biniam “Cobra” Solomon after 15 years in detention without charge.
Many writers and journalists in Eritrea remain behind bars. Learn more ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
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Op Voertaal: "Flitsende, soms absurde, veelal rauwe verhalen van in Den Haag wonende schrijfster van Russische afkomst." ~ Erik van den Bergh
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"Moenie sy boeke nadertrek as jy op soek is na antwoorde nie; trek dit nader as jy op soek is na vryheid." ~ Churchil Naudé
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"Strijdbare en betrokken roman over een zestienjarige Iraanse in Shiraz die indringend vertelt over haar leven, repressie en verzet." ~ Erik van den Bergh
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"Sy word tereg die 'moeder van Amerikaanse modernisme' genoem – ’n kunstenaar wat nie net haar eie pad gekerf het nie, maar ook geslagte kunstenaars wêreldwyd beïnvloed het." ~ Maryke Roberts
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Graphic from PEN International featuring a portrait of a woman with short grey hair wearing a red scarf and red jacket against a dark background with abstract writing symbols. Next to the portrait is a quote that reads: “I hope you will be free very soon. No woman should ever be in jail for expressing her opinion. You are a heroine to all of us. Stay strong, dear Valeryja, we are all with you.” The PEN International logo appears in the top left.
A letter can remind someone in prison that they are not forgotten. 💌
Belarusian writer, editor and political scientist Valeryja Kaściuhova is imprisoned for speaking truth to power.
Send her a message of solidarity today: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
Izak de Vries: "Hierdie roman rig ’n baie onderduimse waarskuwing: As jy dink die storie raak glad nie jóú lewe of jóú regte nie, verstaan jy duidelik nie die einde nie."
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Marlene le Roux: "Soli se afsterwe is ’n groot verlies, maar hul nalatenskap bly voortbestaan. Hulle het tye oorbrug, ’n stem gegee aan gemeenskappe wat dikwels oor die hoof gesien word, en ons daaraan herinner dat lag en storievertel dade van oorlewing is."
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We’re pleased to join Frankfurter Buchmesse (@buchmesse.de) at The London Book Fair next week for the session “Whose Stories Shape Tomorrow? Introducing the Young Voices Network.”
🗓 10 March | 17:15–18:15
📍 International Stage
Find out more: www.londonbookfair.co.uk/en-gb/confer...
Jennifer Kestis Ferguson: "This reflection emerged from a public conversation following the death of South African performer and writer Ian von Memerty, whose online series on 'self-deliverance' sparked wide debate."
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#Belarus: We join @penbelarus.bsky.social and partners in urging the authorities to stop confiscating and destroying the manuscripts and letters of those imprisoned on politically-motivated grounds, and to fully uphold cultural rights.
Read our statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/belarus...
Established at our 48th Congress in 1986, World Writers’ Day honours the courage to write and the solidarity that protects it.
As writers face imprisonment, exile, censorship, and violence for speaking the truth, we stand with them and defend freedom of expression.
The Ghent Centre for Afrikaans and the Study of South Africa warmly invites submissions for a two-day conference on Breyten Breytenbach in Context, to be held in Ghent on 26–27 November 2026.
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