Scottish PEN

SCOTTISH  PEN  is among 104 world PEN Centres, whose writer-members forge international links, support translation and linguistic rights and writers imprisoned, threatened or exiled.  PEN stands for Poets, Editors, Essayists, Novelists but includes journalism and academic writing. It supports women writers and aims at world peace where literature knows no frontiers. Scottish PEN brings to young people a message about the essential role of the writer for world peace and freedom of speech. In Scotland we are proud of our democratic traditions and of our writers. The connection between the two is not always made.

 Scottish PEN’s PENPOWER PROJECT 

• WORKSHOPS aimed at the 16-25 age-group, to raise awareness of human rights, freedom of expression and the role of the writer in society, given by experienced writers and journalists who have been through the required disclosure procedure.
• SHOWING young people, through stimulating case studies and playing a board game, that their voices do count and they can make a difference in issues they care about strongly.
• CONTRIBUTING to Curriculum for Excellence, encouraging self-expression, creative writing, understanding of local and global citizenship
• SUCCESSFULLY piloted already in a variety of situations

(FEES by arrangement with Scottish PEN)