Tag: English PEN
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English PEN Translates 2024 winners announced
Abdel Aziz Baraka Sakin, Osvalde Lewat, and Shady Lewis are among the PEN Translates winners announced on Sunday, July 14, 2024. PEN Translates, with support from Arts Council England, has encouraged UK publishers to acquire more books from other languages since 2012. The award helps UK publishers to meet the costs of translating new works…
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Margaret Busby is new English PEN President
Margaret Busby was appointed the president of English PEN on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. English PEN, founded in 1921, is one of the world’s first non-governmental organisations and among the first international bodies advocating for human rights. It was the founding centre of PEN International, a worldwide writers’ association with 145 centres in more than…