Can't quite describe how it felt to witness this except that from witnessing must come the will to keep fighting.
Immense gratitude & admiration for all the speakers who took part in @englishpen's @LondonBookFair programme. It was a privilege to bring these events together.
Can't quite describe how it felt to witness this except that from witnessing must come the will to keep fighting.
Immense gratitude & admiration for all the speakers who took part in @englishpen's @LondonBookFair programme. It was a privilege to bring these events together.
This Wednesday evening, join us for the announcement of the 2023 @englishpen Hessell-Tiltman Prize!
✍️ Six shortlisted authors in conversation
📖 Book readings
🍾 Winner announcement and drinks reception
Book your free place:
visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/nov23/pe…
If you're in the UK please email your MP to demand a #CeasefireNOW in today's vote. PEN continues to call for an immediate ceasefire, the protection of civilians, including the release of all hostages, and the end of the siege imposed on Gaza.
If you're in the UK please email your MP to demand a #CeasefireNOW in today's vote. PEN continues to call for an immediate ceasefire, the protection of civilians, including the release of all hostages, and the end of the siege imposed on Gaza.
We're deeply disturbed by the UK’s refusal to call for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We issue this request to the Government & to leaders of all political parties in the UK.
Our statement:
englishpen.org/posts/campaign…
What threat might AI pose to novelists and creatives? What will be the implications for minorities or marginalised voices?
Hear novelist Monica Ali explore these questions at the annual @englishpen HG Wells Lecture: 29 November, @thecommonroomgn Newcastle.
newwritingnorth.com/event/the-pen-…
It's been very exciting helping to pull this year's #InternationalTranslationDay programme together, which features a truly brilliant lineup of speakers and facilitators. Join us on 29th September!
It's been very exciting helping to pull this year's #InternationalTranslationDay programme together, which features a truly brilliant lineup of speakers and facilitators. Join us on 29th September!
📣 We're recruiting! We are looking for an experienced and creative Head of Development to join the @englishpen team.
Application deadline: 5pm, Wednesday 5 July 2023.
Please apply & share ⬇️
englishpen.org/jobs/vacancy-h…
Hi @EastMidRailway could you pass a message onto ya train host Andrew Deakin? Yesterday I left a bag on the train when changing at Sheffield and Andrew went out of his way to help me and cheer me up. Please tell him I was able to relocate my bag in Bristol and that he's a legend!
If you’re sickened by this story, know that
-over 70% of women in prison are there for non-violent offences;
-around 3 in 5 women in prison have children under the age of 18; and
-95% of children have to leave their home when their mother goes to prison
theguardian.com/world/2023/jun…
Nowadays libraries offer more than just access to books, they’re often a lynchpin of their respective communities, giving people a space to commune and access to resources they may not be able to afford otherwise. It’s imperative we fight to keep them open
theguardian.com/books/2023/jun…
What does it mean to be free? 🍃
Authors @Sheena_Patel_, Derek Owusu and Juliet Jacques sat down with Aki Schilz from @englishpen to discuss freedom, creative expression and censorship 🤐
"The role of a writer is to say the things that others can't" ✍️
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Book zealot and author advocate.
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Instagram: @ englishpen_
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Education is a communal practice!
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