Young Writers Committee
@youngwriterspen.bsky.social
A worldwide network of young writers united by PEN International's 100-year history defending freedom of expression, promoting literature and cross border solidarity. Amplifying young voices ignored or marginalised with a focus on shared future challenges
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✍️ Words that should never have to be written — but must be.
#VoicesFromGaza #HassanAbuQamar #TheTomorrowClub #PENInternational #FreedomToWrite #WritingUnderOccupation #GazaUnderSiege #EmptyChair #YouthVoices #freepalesti̇ne
✍️ Words that should never have to be written — but must be.
#VoicesFromGaza #HassanAbuQamar #TheTomorrowClub #PENInternational #FreedomToWrite #WritingUnderOccupation #GazaUnderSiege #EmptyChair #YouthVoices #freepalesti̇ne
June 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
📍 Read the full piece at tomorrowclub.world
✍️ Words that should never have to be written — but must be.
#VoicesFromGaza #HassanAbuQamar #TheTomorrowClub #PENInternational #FreedomToWrite #WritingUnderOccupation #GazaUnderSiege #EmptyChair #YouthVoices #freepalesti̇ne
✍️ Words that should never have to be written — but must be.
#VoicesFromGaza #HassanAbuQamar #TheTomorrowClub #PENInternational #FreedomToWrite #WritingUnderOccupation #GazaUnderSiege #EmptyChair #YouthVoices #freepalesti̇ne
This is not a conflict. This is the deliberate annihilation of a people — their homes, their histories, their hopes.
June 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This is not a conflict. This is the deliberate annihilation of a people — their homes, their histories, their hopes.
📍Read the full piece on tomorrowclub.world
#PENInternational #TheTomorrowClub #WamoNunyali #SpotlightAfrica #YouthVoices #FreedomToWrite #AfricanLiterature #HappyThirsts #WritingAsResistance
#PENInternational #TheTomorrowClub #WamoNunyali #SpotlightAfrica #YouthVoices #FreedomToWrite #AfricanLiterature #HappyThirsts #WritingAsResistance
June 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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With membership from 58 countries, @peninternational.bsky.social’s new Young Writers Committee is mobilizing the next generation of writers and advocates.
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Read and share our latest blog to support their work and follow youngwriterspen.bsky.social: pen.org/pen-internat...
PEN International Young Writers Committee Brings Advocacy to Next Generation - PEN America
The Young Writers Committee aims to connect authors under 35 through mentorship, advocacy, collaborative projects, and storytelling spaces.
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June 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
With membership from 58 countries, @peninternational.bsky.social’s new Young Writers Committee is mobilizing the next generation of writers and advocates.
Read and share our latest blog to support their work and follow youngwriterspen.bsky.social: pen.org/pen-internat...
Read and share our latest blog to support their work and follow youngwriterspen.bsky.social: pen.org/pen-internat...
From protest to poetry, this piece is a call to witness, and a reminder:
We rise not because we love to fight, but because we love to live.
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We rise not because we love to fight, but because we love to live.
📝 Read the full text at tomorrowclub.world
June 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
From protest to poetry, this piece is a call to witness, and a reminder:
We rise not because we love to fight, but because we love to live.
📝 Read the full text at tomorrowclub.world
We rise not because we love to fight, but because we love to live.
📝 Read the full text at tomorrowclub.world
On May 13th, PEN America ( @penamerica.bsky.social ) announced that Galal El-Behairy will be awarded the 2025 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award at its annual literary gala in New York City on May 15. The award recognizes his courageous commitment to truth, art, and human rights.
June 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
On May 13th, PEN America ( @penamerica.bsky.social ) announced that Galal El-Behairy will be awarded the 2025 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award at its annual literary gala in New York City on May 15. The award recognizes his courageous commitment to truth, art, and human rights.
After serving his sentence, he was re-detained under new charges in a practice known as “rotation”, used to prolong political imprisonment without trial. PEN International (@peninternational.bsky.social) is closely monitoring the case for years and calling for his immediate release.
June 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
After serving his sentence, he was re-detained under new charges in a practice known as “rotation”, used to prolong political imprisonment without trial. PEN International (@peninternational.bsky.social) is closely monitoring the case for years and calling for his immediate release.
🎧 Her episode of our podcast series Brave Young Voices of Today and Tomorrow is available now on Spotify—tune in to hear her story and words in her own voice.
#GirlsLikeUs #WonganiNyasulu #PENInternational #YoungVoicesFromAfrica #FreedomToWrite #AfricanPoetry #GenderJustice
#GirlsLikeUs #WonganiNyasulu #PENInternational #YoungVoicesFromAfrica #FreedomToWrite #AfricanPoetry #GenderJustice
June 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🎧 Her episode of our podcast series Brave Young Voices of Today and Tomorrow is available now on Spotify—tune in to hear her story and words in her own voice.
#GirlsLikeUs #WonganiNyasulu #PENInternational #YoungVoicesFromAfrica #FreedomToWrite #AfricanPoetry #GenderJustice
#GirlsLikeUs #WonganiNyasulu #PENInternational #YoungVoicesFromAfrica #FreedomToWrite #AfricanPoetry #GenderJustice