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2023...
May
2023
of
Sydney PEN Magazine
est. 2008
Sydney Pen Magazine
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* Contents derived from the 2023 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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An Evening of Afghan Literature, Poetry and Food,
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'Afghanistan’s rich culture of poetry and storytelling was celebrated at a dinner in Sydney last December attended by members of PEN Sydney and friends. Claudia Taranto discovered that freedom of expression and continuity of culture are ideas that the community of people from Afghanistan have embraced.'
(Introduction)
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‘We Have Poorer Books as a Result’ : Why Australian Publishers Are Silenced by Fear,
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'Writing and publishing a book about a controversial public figure is like diving into shark-infested waters ABC investigative journalist Louise Milligan said at the recent Adelaide Writers’ Week. She wondered if she’d written her 2017 award-winning book Cardinal: The Rise and Fall of Cardinal Pell today, whether it would even be published. “There’s a lot more caution in the publishing world. It’s a defamation-happy climate.” Jane Sullivan reports.' (Introduction)
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Writing in Resistance Establishes a Safe Creative Space,
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'Two years ago, writer Saba Vasefi devised an ambitious initiative to create a safe creative place for exiled women and non- binary people, a place to soothe, restore and lift the despondency common to many who find themselves in a state of exile. Her efforts inaugurated Writing in Resistance and found a place at Red Room Poetry. The project provides writing and performance mentorship, editing and translation, paid publication, and public performance. Here, Dr Vasefi outlines her mission.' (Introduction)
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Fishes Swimming in the River, and Birds Flying above It Set the Rhythms of the Poet’s Life,
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obituary
'Robert Adamson’s publisher Devin Johnston celebrates his friendship and professional relationship with the poet with this reminiscence.'
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I Read Not as a Luxury but as If My Life Depended on It,
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'Writer Sarah Malik, whose acclaimed memoir Desi Girl: On feminism, race, faith and belonging was published last year, describes her journey to discover an independent creative voice in her address on International Women’s Day in March at the University of Technology, Sydney.' (Introduction)
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Words and Images That Escaped from Prison,
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review
— Review of Freedom, Only Freedom : The Prison Writings of Behrouz Boochani 2022 selected work essay ; (p. 35-36) -
Petty’s Golden Thread,
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obituary
'The brilliant cartoonist illuminated Australia as it is, and as it could be'
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Staring at the Prison Wall,
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autobiography
'Last year, Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert delivered PEN’s keynote address on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer at the NSW State Library on November 15. This is an extract from her acclaimed memoir, The Uncaged Sky: My 804 days in an Iranian Prison.' (Introduction)
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