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Check out our first ever Literary Auction! Make your bid today: https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/pen-international-literary-auction
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From Mapuzugun in Argentina and Chile to Maya popti’ in Mexico and Guatemala. Languages reflect distinct linguistic and cultural contexts across the region. PEN International proudly presents Lenguas Vivas: 26 pieces in 26 Indigenous languages. Discover more: www.pen-international.org/lenguas-vivas
Mapuzugun: Illustrated page describing Mapuzugun, spoken by Mapuche communities in Argentina and Chile, including regions such as Chubut, Neuquén, Río Negro, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego, Buenos Aires, and La Pampa. Quechua: Illustrated page describing Quechua, the most widely spoken Indigenous language in South America, with speakers across several countries and communities in northern and central Chile. Maropa: Illustrated page describing Maropa, a critically endangered Indigenous language spoken by fewer than 20 people in Reyes and Santa Rosa, Beni Department, Bolivia. Maya popti’: Illustrated page describing Maya popti’, also known as Jakalteko, spoken in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, and parts of Chiapas, Mexico.
December 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Sir Ian Rankin supports PEN’s Literary Auction: “I’ve considered it important to support PEN’s solidarity and humanitarian programmes for many years.” Explore his signed edition and more.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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A rare glimpse into a writer’s mind! 💭

These extremely rare manuscript notes and personal messages from Yann Martel were created during the early development of Son of Nobody.

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December 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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On Law of the Land, PEN International President Burhan Sonmez spoke with Gloria Browne-Marshall about the urgent work defending persecuted writers and how to support through our auction, ending tomorrow.

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December 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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In support of our work protecting persecuted writers, Isabel Allende has donated a rare, signed, leather-bound edition of The House of the Spirits to PEN International’s auction.

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December 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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📣 NEW ITEM IN OUR LITERARY AUCTION: A one-of-a-kind menu card from 2025, featuring Olga Tokarczuk’s handwritten notes and a small, spontaneous drawing. From the year the Nobel Prize–winning writer received her Honoris Causa from the Sorbonne.

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December 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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PEN International has launched its first Literary Auction — featuring exclusive items from Elif Shafak, Yann Martel, Ian Rankin, Ali Smith, Isabel Allende & more. Support freedom of expression and explore the auction today.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Proud to have Sir Ian Rankin supporting PEN International through our Literary Auction. The auction ends on 19 December. You can place your bids on a Christmas gift that celebrates literature while supporting freedom of expression ⬇️
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December 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Bid on rare items with the opportunity to become a character in Ali Smith’s next novel, all supporting PEN International’s work defending free expression. Explore the auction here:

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December 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Poland is at a defining moment for cultural freedom. Critical Junctures uncovers the challenges faced by writers, journalists, and artists over the past decade, from censorship and SLAPPs to politicised media and shrinking space for dissent. Read the full report, available in English and Polish.
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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As #DayoftheImprisonedWriter comes to a close, thank you to all who stood in solidarity with imprisoned writers worldwide. Our collective voices challenge censorship and repression, today on #HumanRightsDay, and every day.
#MohamedTadjadit #YalqunRozi #RoryBranker #MziaAmaglobeli
December 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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At a time of widespread war and growing authoritarianism, our Writers for Peace Committee insists that peace requires action and solidarity.

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December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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On #HumanRightsDay, PEN International launches its first global #LiteraryAuction — featuring rare contributions from leading writers, with all proceeds supporting freedom of expression worldwide.

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December 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Thank you to everyone who joined our global call for justice and freedom for imprisoned writers for the #DayoftheImprisonedWriter campaign. Your words and actions remind us that freedom of expression belongs to us all. #HumanRightsDay
#MohamedTadjadit #YalqunRozi #RoryBranker #MziaAmaglobeli
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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#DayoftheImprisonedWriter: Tomorrow, on #HumanRightsDay, our campaign comes to a close but our actions and words will continue. Over the past weeks, we’ve stood together for four imprisoned writers, raising our voices for freedom and justice.
Until every voice is free, none of us are truly free.
December 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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As the Day of the Imprisoned Writer draws to a close, we share a message of solidarity from award-winning author Maaza Mengiste to imprisoned writer Rory Branker, affirming that he is not alone and that many stand with him in the struggle for freedom.

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December 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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As we reach the final days of the #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, we share a message from novelist Lauren Groff to imprisoned Algerian poet #MohamedTadjadit. We invite you to join Lauren in writing your own letter.

💌 Read Lauren’s full letter:

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Red PEN International campaign graphic featuring a black-and-white portrait of novelist Lauren Groff on the left. On the right, white text quotes her calling for the immediate release of imprisoned Algerian poet Mohamed Tadjadit and an end to harassment by Algeria’s courts, and expressing her wish to thank him for standing up for the rights of all. The PEN International logo appears in the top left, with the text “Lauren Groff writes to Mohamed Tadjadit” at the top right and the hashtag #DayoftheImprisonedWriter at the bottom.
December 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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#DayoftheImprisonedWriter, we honour #RoryBranker #YalqunRozi #MohamedTadjadit #MziaAmaglobeli.
Messages of hope may seem small, but for writers unjustly imprisoned, they are a lifeline. Stand with them 📢 www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
Two PEN Centre members write together at a tall round table during the PEN International Congress in Kraków. One woman wears a dark jacket and striped skirt, and the other wears a patterned dress and a navy headscarf. Both have event badges. Pens, pamphlets, and a small vase with flowers sit on the table, with other attendees and displays visible in the background.
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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PEN International proudly launched Lenguas Vivas at FIL Guadalajara 2025—a new anthology curated and edited by Miguel Ángel Oxlaj Cúmez, featuring 26 Indigenous authors from five countries.

Supported by the Hawthornden Foundation.

Read the anthology: www.pen-international.org/news/pen-int...
December 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Join Khalid Abdalla in taking action for writers whose voices are being silenced. #RoryBranker, #YalqunRozi, #MohamedTadjadit, and #MziaAmaglobeli are facing imprisonment and persecution for speaking truth.

Defend the freedom to write today: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
December 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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#DayoftheImprisonedWriter: Stand with #MziaAmaglobeli ✍️
She’s jailed for doing her job. Send a message of solidarity, write to the authorities and share her story online to show her she is not alone and to support her fight for justice! 📣

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December 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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With just 8 days left of our Day of the Imprisoned Writer campaign, we call on our community to stand with #MohamedTadjadit #YalqunRozi #MziaAmaglobeli #RoryBranker. This campaign reminds us that freedom of expression survives through solidarity and collective action.
December 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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This month’s reading list is themed “From Behind Bars” in for our #DayoftheImprisonedWriter campaign. These works, born from experiences behind bars remind us that the human voice endures even when freedom is taken away.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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@maazamengiste.bsky.social writes to imprisoned writer #RoryBranker: “There are more people than you realise who stand with you in your fight for freedom.”

For #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, add your voice.
💌 Write your own message: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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WRITE A MESSAGE OF HOPE: For simply doing her job as a journalist, #MziaAmaglobeli is serving a two-year prison sentence in Georgia on politically motivated grounds.
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Send her a message and remind her that her words matter. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter
November 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM