From the anthology, Declarations: On Freedom for Writers and Readers, Professor Sir Tom Devine has selected three prize winners. We are delighted to announce that Jock Stein was selected for his piece, “Tones of Destiny”

From the anthology, Declarations: On Freedom for Writers and Readers, Professor Sir Tom Devine has selected three prize winners. We are delighted to announce that Donald Adamson was selected for his piece “The Wirth o Freedom”

Read this blogpost by Scottish PEN trustee and former president, Jenni Calder about the DECLARATIONS anthology and the significance of this 700th anniversary for Scottish PEN

We submitted our evidence to the Justice Committee scrutinising the Defamation and Malicious Publications (Scotland) Bill. Read it here.

Find out the outcome of the defamation action brought against Scottish PEN member, Andy Wightman MSP

Scottish PEN’s statement on the recent statement made by the Scottish Poetry Library

Tell the Justice Committee to back meaningful reform of defamation law to protect free expression for everyone in Scotland

Turkish novelist, Asli Erdogan faces a lengthy prison sentence for her writing. Find out more here.