{"id":6681,"date":"2016-03-06T11:17:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-06T16:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/?p=6681"},"modified":"2016-03-06T11:56:55","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T16:56:55","slug":"the-english-pen-modern-literature-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/the-english-pen-modern-literature-festival","title":{"rendered":"The English PEN Modern Literature Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday 2 April, 2:00 pm<\/span>\u20149:30 pm<\/span><\/strong> |<\/span>Free <\/span><\/p>\n

As part of the Enemies Project<\/span><\/a>, over 30 contemporary English writers will present new works in tribute to writers at risk around the world.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 2 April 2016, over 30 writers, poets, novelists, playwrights and artists will come together to celebrate English PEN\u2019s Writers at Risk programme and the incredible individuals we support.<\/p>\n

The first ever English PEN Modern Literature Festival, held in Venue One Rich Mix Arts Centre<\/span><\/a>, will see each of the writers present a brand new piece \u2013 poetry, text, reportage, performance \u2013 in response to the writer at risk with whom they have been paired.<\/p>\n

All are welcome but attendees are encouraged to join English PEN or donate to the charity if they are already members.<\/em><\/p>\n

Follow the progress of the project on #penfestuk<\/strong><\/p>\n

2pm to 3.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harry Man on Maung Saung Kha
\nDavid Berridge on Dawit Isaak
\nKirsten Irving on Nurmuhemmet Yasin
\nJen Calleja on Gao Yu
\nSJ Fowler on Khadija Ismayilova
\nDave Spittle on Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury
\nPrudence Chamberlain on Patiwat Saraiyaem and Pornthip Munkhong
\nRobert Hampson on Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace
\nAdam Baron on Can D\u00fcndar and Erdem G\u00fcl<\/p>\n

4pm to 5.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eley Williams on Tsering Woeser
\nSam Winston on Zunar
\nLucy Harvest Clarke on Liu Xia
\nStephen Emmerson on Dina Meza
\nAlex MacDonald on Alaa Abd El Fattah
\nDrew Milne on Omar Hazek
\nOli Hazzard on Enoh Meyomesse
\nSarah Kelly on Nelson Aguilera
\nCaleb Klaces on Jorge Olivera Castillo<\/p>\n

7.30pm to 9.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Caroline Bergvall on Sanjuana Mart\u00ednez Montemayor
\nEmily Critchley on Mahvash Sabet
\nAndrew McMillan on Ashraf Fayadh
\nAndra Simons on Amanuel Asrat
\nAllen Fisher on Mamadali Makhmudov
\nNathan Walker on Mohammed al-\u2018Ajami
\nMichael Zand on U Zeya
\nMark Waldron on Zhu Yufu
\nMark Ravenhill on Mazen Darwish and Yara Bader
\nEmily Berry on Raif Badawi
\nTom McCarthy on Liu Xiaobo<\/p>\n

We are hugely grateful to all the writers taking part and particularly to Steven J. Fowler<\/span><\/a> for helping to curate this event. Read his blogpost about the festival here<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Photograph:\u00a0\u00a9 <\/b>Chris Scott<\/p>\n

Source: https:\/\/www.englishpen.org\/event\/modern-literature-festival\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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