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A Pop-Up Exhibition and Opening event to celebrate 90 years of Scottish PEN defending the freedom of writers and readers.
Celebrate the Aberdeen opening of Scottish PEN's touring pop-up exhibition to mark its 90th year of defending writers and freedom of expression, and promoting the written word to protect human rights.
There will be readings from the work of journalists, poets and novelists supported by PEN and there will be refreshments served. All are welcome.
The readers will be Timothy C. Baker, Julia Kotzur, Alexandra Lewis, Helen Lynch and Martin Malone.
The Exhibition display continues until Sunday 5th November.
More about the Scottish PEN Exhibition
This touring exhibition celebrates nine decades of Scottish literature, activism and community. It traces the development of Scottish PEN in response to political and cultural shifts since 1927 - both in Scotland and across the globe. Scottish PEN continues to promote the written word as a vital tool in protecting human rights, promoting freedom of expression and language; working with community groups, writers, readers and audiences across a wide range of projects and events.
This event is FREE, no booking required.
- Hosted by
- The School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture
- Venue
- The Sir Duncan Rice Library
- Contact
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Telephone: +44 (0)1224 272625
Email: langlit.school@abdn.ac.uk