Scottish PEN Vice President Dr Lizzie Eldridge writes of the Orwellian consequences of the proscription of Palestine Action & its chilling effects on freedom of expression. Huda Ammori GGEC Scottish PSC Defend our Juries freefilton23 English PEN pib.news/article/theyre…

She was once a teacher in Afghanistan, educating girls with hope. Now she sits by a roadside in Pakistan, selling whatever she can to survive. Not because she failed.but because she dared to stand for women’s rights. Her pain is shared by thousands.#StandWithAfghanWomen

Come along and hear about wanton women running amok! eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotlandsfes…

There are no official reviews thus far. Very little publicity. I'm still cruising towards a full house today - just over a week before the book is out. Thanks everyone ☺️ edfringe.com/tickets/whats-…

A lovely wee secret garden at the back of my @Scotlandsfest event organised by my lovely publisher Luath Press

We are fading into silence. No one listens to our voices. No hands are reaching out to us. We are erased from public life. Alone, forgotten, and invisible. Where are those who promised to stand with us? In Afghanistan, our humanity is ignored. 💔

Wednesday wisdom. Writing is a craft you learn by doing, so ... write everyday if you can, write wonderful things, write terrible things, but always write! #writerslife #writing #WritingTips

Help secure the future of the Folklore Library & Archive by donating what you can! gofund.me/074769d1 #folklore #atrisk #heritage

Undead, undead, undead 🦇 Bela Lugosi’s Dead, released 46 years ago today. The bats have left the bell tower… #bauhaus #bellalugosi PunkAndNewWave

Scottish PEN is delighted that our Vice President Dr Lizzie Eldridge has been acquitted of all charges following her arrest last Nov while protesting against the genocide in #Palestine The #RightToProtest & #FreedomOfSpeech are under attack, & this victory is a victory for us all

Great wee visit to Heron & Willow in Jedburgh to sign some books.

A Walk Through History - The Covenanters Trail inaugural walk on 19 July followed in the footsteps of Scotland’s Covenanting past. ow.ly/bp9E50WBcKO

Fancy getting those creative writing juices flowing? Intermediate creative writing class enrolment 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 is now open borderscollege.ac.uk/courses/creati…

Has a great time, as always

🔴 NEW: Loch Long on the Clyde has been contaminated by radioactive waste from the UK’s nuclear bomb store where old water pipes have repeatedly burst and caused floods, files released after a six-year secrecy battle reveal. Our investigation: bit.ly/3Jo0pLT

Exciting update! The video of Mary W. Craig's thought-provoking event at #ScotlandsFest is now live on YouTube! 📽️ Explore the complex reality behind the rhetoric and challenge your perceptions of this captivating topic. Don't miss it: buff.ly/EGLjqWy #ScottishHistory

Great community event, wish I could be there.

Today, Scottish PEN reaffirms the message below and joins PEN International and many other PEN centres who have ceased to post on this platform. You can continue to follow our activities and campaigns elsewhere, including on the Scottish PEN website.

Parliament’s Human Rights Committee marks World Day Against Witch Hunts cedirates.com/news/parliamen…

Publication week beckons! My Radio 4 Book of the Week stint starts today at 1145 - read by yours truly. The print media is obviously going gaga for Nicola Sturgeon's memoir - unsurprisingly. But I've been building my campaign meticulously for over a year and that has to count