Guildford Book Festival Event - Writing Freedom: The English PEN Roadshow

When?

Saturday 15 October 2011, 16.30 tea and coffee, 17.00 PEN Roadshow

Where?

Lecture Theatre M

Open to:

Staff, Students, Public

Admission price:

£5, £3 students and concessions, English PEN members free

Admission information:

Tickets available from the Guildford Book Festival Website/ 01483 444789 / 444334

Carole Seymour-Jones, Deputy President, English PEN;

Moris Farhi, Former President of the PEN International Writers in Prison;

Professor Marion Wynne-Davies;

Amanda Finelli, English PEN, University of Surrey Project Coordinator;

Shaun Keaveny, author of Toast the Nation and presenter on BBC Six Music

For ninety years, English PEN has been fighting for the freedom to write and the freedom to read at home and abroad. We continue our celebrations with a series of performances around the country of Writing Freedom, a spoken word celebration in which today’s authors draw on the words of those who have led PEN’s fight over the last century, from HG Wells to Monica Ali. How do the free speech battles of the past affect writers and readers today?

PEN at the University of Surrey is a unique collaboration between English PEN, the Department of English, and the students and staff of the University. For more information about how to get involved in PEN at the University of Surrey, please contact a.finelli@surrey.ac.uk

To find out more about the work of English PEN visit their website.