Scottish PEN notes with grave concern that on 15th May 2021 targeted airstrikes by the Israeli Air Force destroyed the offices of international media outlets the Associated Press and Al Jazeera in Gaza

To mark World Press Freedom Day, we teamed up with Take One Action, NUJ Scotland and PEN Chiapas Multicultural to host a live panel discussion exploring the limits of press freedom in Mexico and Scotland. Watch it online now.

In the inaugural Helen Cruickshank Lecture, Dr Goucher explores the networks that have linked women writers together throughout history.

The next meeting of the Scottish Black Writers Group is set for Thursday 20th May and features guest writer Dorothy Koomson.

The next meeting of the Scottish Black Writers Group is set for Thursday 15th April and features guest writer Nick Makoha.

Scottish PEN Trustee Rebecca Sharp launches an artist-led online collective writing project, entitled ‘What does freedom mean, now?’ as part of the Arbroath 2020+1 festival.

To mark World Press Freedom Day, we are excited to be teaming up with Take One Action! to host a screening and discussion of RADIO SILENCE – a powerful portrait of unstoppable Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui as she fights misinformation, corruption and violent threats to press freedom.

Join us at 7.00pm on Tuesday 6th April as we celebrate the publication of Declaration on Freedom for Writers and Readers. Featuring contributions from Sir Tom Devine and Jenni Calder, alongside published writers.