Harassment of poet Jenny Lindsay raises questions about the impact of online spaces on freedom for all writers. Jenny Lindsay is an award-winning spoken-word poet, writer and performer. Since June 2019, she has been subjected to sustained online smearing and harassment, which has resulted in a loss of work and other offline consequences, including advice […]

If you haven’t already guessed by the title, the P stands for period. So if the very concept of a period leaves you feeling uneasy, put off or disgusted, then this blog is most definitely for you. ‘Did she just say the P-word?’ My first period arrived one beautiful summer day. The summer before I […]

The 2021 Naomi Mitchison Lecture will focus on issues of women’s rights. Led by Scottish PEN’s Women’s Writers Committee, and featuring guest writer Jenny Lindsay.

Reflections on our Scottish PEN Women Writers Committee event for International Women’s Day 2020

In honour of International Women’s Day 2018, here is a piece by Elizabeth Reeder, the chair of Scottish PEN’s Women Writers Committee about the need for a shared resistance against inequality, misogyny and violence.

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.

Scottish PEN’s president recounts stories about freedom of expression that we heard at PEN International’s annual conference.

Despite men only making up 26% of the workforce, Publisher’s Weekly found that they made up 49% of management. Publishers are perhaps taking the maxim “the best man for the job” a little too literally.