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Frank Moorhouse 1938-2022: From local views to big news
Photo credit: Kylie Melinda SmithFrank Moorhouse structured his 2005 semi-fictional memoir Martini around his favourite drink. He was fascinated by...
Vale Frank Moorhouse
Sydney PEN is saddened to hear of the death of acclaimed writer Frank Moorhouse, a long time supporter of PEN and, since 2005, a member of our...
Julian Assange to be extradited to USA
PEN Sydney condemns the decision by the UK Home Secretary to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the USA to face trial. We join his...
Write to Julian Assange
Julian Assange has been in Bellmarsh prison now for more than three years and soon faces extradition to the USA and potentially worse prison...
PEN Sydney AGM 2022
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...
Vigil for Assange Wed 18 May 5pm outside the UK High Commission
Join PEN Sydney in sending a strong message to Patel that Assange's prosecution will be detrimental for freedom of speech globally. You will be...
Bring Julian Assange Home-An open letter to Foreign Minister Marise Payne
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...
A thousand Nobel Laureates, writers and artists worldwide condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Photo credit: Nick Starichenko/ShutterstockPEN International, the literary and free expression organisation, has released a letter signed by over...
Taliban orders closure of girls’ school, denying hope and equal opportunity to a generation
On 23 March, the Taliban’s Ministry of Education issued an announcement stating that girls’ secondary schools would remain closed until further...
Poetry prize offers ‘hope’ to Australian poets
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...
Maria Tumarkin’s appeal for the people of Ukraine
My childhood friend’s son, Yurii, made a video in English about Kharkiv’s destruction (note, this is highly distressing, please take care when...
Newsletter From PEN Ukraine
Russian propagandists stated that Kyiv would be captured in a matter of days, but this did not happen. Ukraine withstands the attack, but Russia...