“Everyone has the right to tell stories, and everyone should have access to ways of learning to improve and hone their storytelling skills – whether at university or whether in a small village far...
Text: Bongani Kona and Karen Jennings
April 24 2025
Malawian girls take center stage in the poetry by Wongani Nyasulu. Through her writing, Wongani is committed to advocating for gender equality, girls’ education and advancing women's rights. She aims...
Since December 2022, Louis D.Hall has been working as a manager for NGO Insulate Ukraine. The NGO creates shatterproof, insulating windows for civilians living in the war-torn areas. For PEN/Opp he...
Ege Dündar was only 19 when his father was imprisoned in Turkey and his life took a different turn. For PEN/Opp he writes about the escape, repression and attacks on his family, but also about the...
Hanna Komar is a Belarusian poet, writer, translator and performer. She's currently taking a PhD at the University of Brighton, exploring how poetry can support Belarusian women to share experiences...
"Artificial intelligence, like a torrent of new beginnings, crashes against the shores of our creative landscapes, bringing promise and peril in equal measure. For writers, it is both an invitation...
Text: Ayi Renaud Dossavi
December 23 2024
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