A poem written by the late Liu Xiaobo, a poet, critic and Nobel Prize laureate who campaigned for democratic reform in China, to his wife Liu Xia, also a poet, whose situation in China continues to be precarious.

It is our pleasure to announce that our international guest writer for LGBT Youth Scotland’s Many Voices group is Eli Clare, a disabled queer and trans writer-activist based in the United States. Eli will join the group, led by poet Nat Raha, for their final showcase event on 9th September in Edinburgh.

We are excited to introduce our international guest writer for  International Women’s Group Glasgow North Many Voices writing group – Sepideh Jodeyri will join the group led by poet Marjorie Lotfi Gill for their final event in November. Read on to find out more about Sepideh and what attracted to her Many Voices project.

Here is our statement on the Scottish Law Commission’s working draft for defamation reform in Scotland.

Following the PEN International and ICORN conference in Lillehammer, Scottish PEN board member, Jane Archer shares her thoughts on the profound and necessary gathering to defend free expression

Scottish PEN members, the executive board, the staff and writers across Scotland come together to remember the courage, bravery and humanity of Nobel Laureate, Liu Xiaobo

We welcome defamation and surveillance expert Nik Williams to Scottish PEN’s Acting Project Manager post.

MSPs, writers, and journalists demand defamation reform to bring law in line with modern technology in event at Scottish Parliament.