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To mark their centenary in 2021, our friends at English PEN have launched #PENWrites, a year-long international letter-writing campaign in solidarity with writers in prison and at risk around the world. Find out more: englishpen.org/pen-writes/

'PEN International (PEN International) is proud to announce, as part of its centenary celebrations, the launch of its Digital Archive Exhibition “Unlocking the history of PEN International” on 16th June 2021.' pen-international.org/news/unlocking…

On a recent UBC Cantonese 卑詩大學粵語 panel, Stephen Matthews discussed Cantonese usages in 迴響 resonate.hk, Stephen Chu shared his views on Canto pop songs' recent developments,and John Wakefield focused on his experience of speaking Cantonese as an actor. Thank you to you ALL!

[Courses] Check out these Hong Kong-related courses offered by UBC Asian Studies , UBC Cantonese 卑詩大學粵語, UBC History , and UBC School of Music for the academic year 2021–22. . . . hksi.ubc.ca/courses/2021w/

Today, the PEN community mourns the recent passing of two of its members from PEN Nepal. To see the tribute by Bhisma Upreti, Secretary of PEN Nepal, please follow the Link ow.ly/bcsF50Fl6mw

The saddest and most difficult decision I’ve had to make yet. Bleak House Books is CLOSING. Our LAST DAY will be Friday, 15 October 2021. I’ve written a lengthy explanation about how and why it’s come to this. Please read it. #香港人加油 blog.bleakhousebooks.com.hk/the-last-memo/

Great to read poetry about what’s happening in Hong Kong from writers like @maryjeanchan Sarah Howe t Eddy Tay and many others rather than through the media PEN Hong Kong Blacksmith Books #TheSealeyChallenge

CALL FOR POEMS—New Cha: An Asian Literary Journal series: We welcome Asia-focused poems that centre their energy on using words to speak truth and respond to power, be it power in the guise of individuals, hierarchical systems, states, governments, or other forms of authority. chajournal.blog/2021/09/28/wri…

Here’s a picture of me reading at Bleak House Books during a PEN Hong Kong reading. The book store has closed by now, but I’ll always be grateful for the memories & friends I met there 😢 Context: Hong Kong independent bookstore Bleak House Books to close hongkongfp.com/2021/08/29/hon…

William Nee Bleak House Books PEN Hong Kong And this is another reading William Nee. chajournal.blog/tiananmen30/

Ilaria Maria Sala Ramy Inocencio 英若明 Mohammed Hanif Bleak House Books Mohammed Hanif, the 2019 PEN Hong Kong Literature & Human Rights Lecture speaker, read at “We Still Laugh: Humour As A Literary Relief Valve”. He was joined by Rachael Coleman, Jason Ng, Ilaria Maria Sala & Douglas Young. Bleak House Books was the only place that welcomed us then.

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We're looking for 2 new Co-chairs for English PEN's Translation Advisory Group, to help steer our work in translation and international literature, as Ros Schwartz and Sarah Ardizzone step down after more than 5 years guiding the programme. More info: englishpen.org/jobs/vacancy-t…

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"Backreading Hong Kong" Annual Symposium - Translating Hong Kong | 11 December 2021 (Saturday) | zoom | Registration: bit.ly/2Z9wa4T

Feb 4 - Join hkresearchhub NTU History School of Humanities, NTU Singapore for Victor Fan's @Pupazzofan King's Film Studies talk on Hong Kong independent cinema! Reg here tinyurl.com/5anx2emx Hong Kong History Centre Hong Kong Studies Association Hong Kong Studies PEN Hong Kong Hong Kong Heritage Society for Hong Kong Studies Global Hong Kong Studies @University of California The University of Hong Kong

One year ago, the military took power from #Myanmar’s democratically elected government.“Picking off new shoots will not stop the spring” aims to amplify the voice of the Burmese people at a time of dictatorship Get a free copy, listen to these voices: pen-international.org/news/myanmar-o…

CONGRATULATIONS! Eric Yip, from Hong Kong, won the National Poetry Competition (£5,000) for his poem "Fricatives", which "plays with ideas about language to also comment on colonialism, race, migration, belonging & the guilt of leaving one’s home behind." theguardian.com/books/2022/mar…

COMING SOON: 88th PEN International Congress: The Power of Words: Future challenges for freedom of expression- starting Sep 27. For media interviews send us a DM. With: Burhan Sonmez -PEN International President; Jesper Bengtsson - President of PEN Sweden;