PEN Melbourne acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation and recognises that sovereignty of this land was never ceded.

ithaka A father. A family. A fight for justice. Special PEN screening Tuesday, 3rd May at NOVA 6.30pm
April 27, 2022
Convoy for Assange, Sat 14 May at 9am
May 10, 2022
UPDATE ON BERNARD COLLAERY: SECRET EVIDENCE RALLIES
April 4, 2021
AALITRA/PEN Translation Awards 2022 – ARABIC to ENGLISH
March 23, 2022World Poetry Day, 21 March 2022
March 21, 2022
Before Silence: Afghan Artists in Exile
February 12, 2022Turkey: First Presidential Decree of the Year – a warning shot at Freedom of Expression
February 1, 2022
This poem is dedicated to Bakhtash Abtin, a political prisoner, poet, documentary and filmmaker who died in custody on the 8th of January 2022.
January 17, 2022
Iran: Activist Narges Mohammadi sentenced after 5 minute trial
January 25, 2022
International PEN Melbourne Centre CHINA ACTION – YANG Hengjun
January 24, 2022
Together in Literature: 100 Years of PEN International
October 14, 2021
“… in my imagination, I am eyeball to eyeball with each of you…” – Nedim’s letter to PEN Melbourne
December 3, 2021
100 years of PEN International: A series of podcasts with Arnold Zable, produced by ABC Radio National
September 12, 2021
Abtin, Jailed for Dissent, is Second Political Prisoner to Die in Iran in First Week of 2022
January 15, 2022
Monitoring of violations of cultural and human rights against cultural workers in Belarus. January-September 2021
October 21, 2021
David McBride – 50 years in jail for whistleblowing on the ADF
October 22, 2021
Afghanistan: ASRC Petition and WISA Fundraiser
August 20, 2021
Myanmar
June 2, 2021
The Hate Speech Toolkit
June 20, 2021
Why Join PEN? (Articles)
March 3, 2022
Assange Verdict, ‘Severe Blow to Press Freedom’: Chomsky
February 18, 2021