Congress resolutions put forward by the Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) and adopted at Congress in recent years have addressed key challenges affecting freedom of expression and the protection of writers, including threats to civic space, criminal defamation and Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), and protection mechanisms for writers at risk. These issues remain highly relevant and continue to require collective attention and action across the PEN network. In the...

Dear PEN Centres, We are pleased to announce the opening of registration for the 93rd Annual PEN International Congress, which will be held online via Zoom on 29–30 September 2026. This year's theme is " Writers at Risk in the Age of AI and Global Disorder. " The Congress will bring together PEN Centres delegates from across the PEN International network for two days of discussions, governance meetings, and decision-making at the General Assembly. In advance of the General Assembly, PEN...

We are delighted to announce that writer, academic, and feminist critic Jacqueline Rose has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2026. The announcement was made yesterday evening at the English PEN Members’ Summer Party, held at the October Gallery, London, where actor Harriet Walter read from Rose’s work. Jacqueline Rose will receive the award at a ceremony at the British Library on 8 October 2026, where she will deliver an address. Tickets for the event are now available to book at the link...