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#FreeAssange: SIGN THE PETITION
#FreeAssange: Sign to urge UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to reject Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States! This is an extremely worrying moment for Julian Assange and your support is essential! At a hearing yesterday, a British court ruled that he can be extradited to the United States. As a result of this decision, […]
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International Authors Forum – Why PLR Matters
Why PLR Matters: Let’s spread the word WATCH ON YOU TUBE We’ve worked with authors, authors’ representatives and Public Lending Right (PLR) experts to make a short film that showcases the value of PLR. PLR is an author’s right to payment when their work is lent out by libraries. In the thirty-five countries where […]
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#PayTheCreator – new UK creative rights campaign
“About half of my invoices to festivals, magazines, etc go unpaid until I have followed up and queried. Several of these haven’t been paid a year after the invoice was issued.” Pay the Creator is a Creators’ Rights Alliance (CRA) campaign highlighting the disparity between creators and other sector workers in the areas of pay, […]
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Society of Authors (UK) calls on Amazon to cut ebook refund window
In the UK, the Society of Authors (SoA) is calling on Amazon to cut its ebook returns window from 14 days to 48 hours, reports the Bookseller. An online petition, which criticises the retailer for offering refunds on ebooks to customers who have finished reading, has been signed by more than 37,000 people. Amazon’s policy allows customers […]
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New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its Inaugural 2022 International Residency with Australia
The Michael King Writers Centre in association with Varuna, The National Writers’ House in Katoomba, NSW, Australia is pleased to announce a new residency for New Zealand writers. The writer awarded the residency will receive return flights to Sydney, four weeks accommodation and meals at Varuna, a NZ$5,000 stipend and the opportunity to appear at […]
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NZSA and Authors Guild applaud Booker Foundation stance on translators
NZSA applauds the U.K.’s Booker Foundation on its stance to treat translators like any other creator by paying them royalties and respecting their copyrights. “Translators are an integral part of the production of global literature, yet their status as workers remains precarious in an industry where many are undervalued and underpaid,” said Julia Sanches, member […]
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Selling Aotearoa’s stories to the world
A new digital rights portal aims to overcome the tyranny of distance and the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic to promote books from Aotearoa New Zealand to international rights buyers around the world. The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) has launched NewZealandBooks.com which will be a focal point for […]
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World Poetry Day: Take action for Maung Yu Py (Myanmar)
“The story of Maung Yu Py, is the story of all those who are detained, harassed and persecuted for exposing injustices and defending freedom of expression through poetry. The PEN community stands in solidarity with Maung Yu Py and all poets who are silenced in Myanmar and across the world. Their voice must be heard.” […]
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Zadie Smith will receive the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award May 23
Zadie Smith Will Be Honored For Her Remarkable Novels and Essays and Unparalleled Attention to Craft and Humane Ideals. PEN America announced that writer Smith as recipient of the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award, to be conferred to her at the 2022 PEN America Literary Gala. The award recognises Smith’s remarkable achievements as a novelist, short story writer, and […]
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Love, loss and protest: researchers collect Renaissance women’s complaint poetry
Looking for a poem to read on World Poetry Day, 21 March 2022? An award-winning online index of poems penned by Renaissance women could provide the sonnet you need. The Early Modern Women’s Complaint Poetry Index brings together poetry about love, loss, and protest, written by women living from 1530 to 1680. Associate Professor Sarah […]
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Joint Statement from Pen International members (incl NZ) Situation of Artists in Time of War and Crisis
Situation of Artists in Time of War and Crisis Wednesday 9 March 2022 – 2:08pm Read the briefing in full The Human Rights Council in Session Joint Oral Statement 49th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Thank you, Mr. Vice President, On behalf of PEN International, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC), a project […]
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International Women’s Day 2022: Take Action for Gulgeş Deryaspî and Meral Şimşek
NZSA joins PEN International, and the global community in celebrating International Women’s Day (March 8) a global day marking the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, and calling to action for accelerating women’s equality. In 2018 PEN International launched its Women’s Manifesto, a set of principles which aim to protect free expression by […]
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