THE ENGLISH PEN WRITER-AT-RISK CELEBRATION EVENT
TUESDAY 14TH JANUARY 2020 - 7PM TO 9PM - FREE ENTRY
THE BISHOP KINGSTON 2 BISHOP'S HALL, LONDON, KT1 1PY
Contemporary English writers present new works, each in tribute to a writer who is part of the English PEN Writer's at Risk programme, writers living under oppression around the world. http://www.englishpen.org/ (drawings by Gianluca Costantini)
Sam Jordison for Narges Mohammadi
Paul Ewen for Selahattin Demirtas
Sara Upstone for Dawit Isaak
SJ Fowler for Shakthika Sathkumara
Adam Baron for Ahmed Mansoor
James Miller for Nedim Turfent
Helen Palmer for Galal El-Behairy
Writers poets, novelists, playwrights and artists come together to continue English PEN's relationship with contemporary literature. Each of the British writers will present brand new poetry, text, reportage, performance on the day. The new works celebrate and evidence the struggle of fellow writers around the world, in solidarity. https://www.writerscentrekingston.com/pen20/
Please join English PEN You can join English PEN here http://www.englishpen.org/membership/join/ and if you are a writer, poet, artist, or someone who is passionate about defending our fundamental freedom of expression in the UK and around the world, please take the time to do so and become a part of the future of this extraordinary organisation.