by Blick | Jun 5, 2022 | News
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 in Paddington. All members are invited to attend. We will celebrate the activity of PEN Sydney in 2021, and outline key...
by Blick | Apr 11, 2022 | News
On the 5th April, John Shipton (Julian Assange’s Dad) issued this statement via Change.org: “Dear Friends, I have just returned from London where I witnessed Stella and Julian somehow transcend the nightmarish conditions of HMP Belmarsh to celebrate their...
by Blick | Apr 10, 2022 | News
Photo credit: Nick Starichenko/Shutterstock PEN International, the literary and free expression organisation, has released a letter signed by over 1000 writers worldwide, expressing solidarity with writers, journalists, artists, and the people of Ukraine, condemning...
by Blick | Apr 10, 2022 | News
On 23 March, the Taliban’s Ministry of Education issued an announcement stating that girls’ secondary schools would remain closed until further notice. The statement is a reversal of previous commitments made by Taliban officials that it would “allow women to work and...
by Blick | Apr 10, 2022 | News
Australian Catholic University is putting the call out to poets from around the nation to share a glimmer of hope in a world shaken by a global pandemic, worsening natural disasters and the threat of global conflict. The 2022 ACU Prize for Poetry is now open for all...
by Blick | Mar 11, 2022 | News
My childhood friend’s son, Yurii, made a video in English about Kharkiv’s destruction (note, this is highly distressing, please take care when watching). At the end of this video, Yurii pleads for everyone to sign the petition to close the sky over Ukraine. This is...
