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International Women’s Day Event – Embracing Equity

This free event will take place via Zoom at 7.00pm on 7th March 2023 and will feature readings by women writers

February 15, 2023
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International Women’s Day Event

Join the Scottish PEN Women Writers Committee as we celebrate International Women’s Day on 8th March 2022.

February 15, 2022
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Scottish PEN statement on the online harassment of Jenny Lindsay

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 […]

February 5, 2021
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The P Word, by Emma Doherty, Chair of the Women Writers Committee

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 […]

January 28, 2021
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Women Writers: Naomi Mitchison Lecture

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.

January 12, 2021
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International Women’s Day 2020: Each for Equal event

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

June 1, 2020
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IWD 2018: A Shared Resistance

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.

March 8, 2018

Meet our #ManyVoices International Writer Sepideh Jodeyri

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.

August 10, 2017

 

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