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The Farewell to Frank Moorhouse was held on the 13th of July 2022  at 2 pm at the State Library of NSW. In this moving ceremony Frank's broth...

The Kurdish PEN Centre held their annual congress in Oldenburg, Germany, this week.  They are not free to operate in their homeland because of the repression of writers and journalists by the various governments controlling Kurdistan.  PEN Sydney sent them a message of solidarity and support.

Philippine authorities have again ordered the shutdown of the investigative news site Rappler founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa.  It is one of the new Philippines media outlets critical of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte's government.

Catherine Lumby pays tribute to acclaimed writerFrank Moorhouse, a long time staunch supporter ofPEN and one of its Distinguished Writers, who died...

Frank Moorhouse will be missed for his great creative spirit, his passion and advocacy, humour, his sense of personal style and his generosity.

“Over the past half century and more, few writers in this country have mattered as much as Frank." Angelo Loukakis

Julian Assange welcomes letters from the public, send him one today.

We join Assange's partner Stella Morris in calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to act now to stop the extradition and we ask PM Albanese to urge President Biden to drop the charges against Assange. 

PEN Sydney AGM 11 am 19 June 2022 at JOZO cafe, 495 Oxford Street Paddington PEN Sydney will hold its AGM on Sunday 19 June at 11 am at JOZO cafe ...

18 May is the first day that the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel can order the extradition of Julian Assange to the USA for prosecution.  Join PEN S...

"Time is running out for Julian, his physical condition is shocking. Years of psychological torture and arbitrary detention demand their bitter toll. He has been denied his final appeal and is now awaiting a US extradition order expected to be handed down on 20 April." John Shipton - Julian's dad, 5th April.

Australian Catholic University is putting the call out to poets from around thenation to share a glimmer of hope in a world shaken by a global pand...

PEN International is alarmed by the Taliban’s abrupt announcement that girlswill continue to be denied the ability to attend secondary school, desp...