Scottish PEN is a centre of PEN International and not-for-profit organisation that champions freedom of expression and literature across borders.

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All members of Scottish PEN subscribe to the PEN Charter.

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Greg Michaelson

The Wave Singer

A nameless young man is growing up in a stark, harsh world of deceptive options. Chosen as a Wave Singer, he finds himself caught between tradition and his fear that his future will be the same as his past. He has his Song, his singing. But, like the tales his mother writes, is he just an unwitting player in their game?

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