PEN UDHR
PEN International actively participated in the establishment of the United Nations (1945) and UNESCO (1946), and contributed from the very beginning to the drafting of the Universal Declaration of...
International Translation Day 2012
Photograph of a group of attendees at a literary event hosted by the English Centre in 2012 on International Translation Day, which is annually celebrated on 30 September. This...
Adichie receiving the 2018 PEN Pinter Prize
Video of a speech given by the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie upon recieving the 2018 PEN Pinter Prize, which was filmed by the English Centre at a ceremony...
Fifty Fatullayevs protest
Photograph of a protest group gathered opposite the Azerbaijan Embassy in London for a demonstration that was organised by the English Centre in collaboration with PEN International, Amnesty International...
Free Politzeki protest for Pussy Riot
Photograph of a protest taking place outside the Russian Embassy in London in support of the members of the Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot, who were arrested in...
Witness at the British Library
Photograph of Witness by Antony Gormley, a sculpture commissioned by the English Centre in 2011 to mark its 90th anniversary. The sculpture, which depicts an empty chair - a...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's PEN Pinter Prize
Cartoon by the artist Martin Rowson for the 2018 PEN Pinter Prize. Each year, the English Centre presents the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize with a cricket-themed cartoon...
Lemn Sissay's PEN Pinter Prize
Cartoon by the artist Martin Rowson for the 2019 PEN Pinter Prize. Each year, the English Centre presents the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize with a cricket-themed cartoon...
James Fenton's PEN Pinter Prize
Cartoon by the artist Martin Rowson for the 2015 PEN Pinter Prize. Each year, the English Centre presents the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize with a cricket-themed cartoon...
Margaret Atwood's PEN Pinter Prize
Cartoon by the artist Martin Rowson for the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize. Each year, the English Centre presents the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize with a cricket-themed cartoon...
Michael Longley's PEN Pinter Prize
Cartoon by the artist Martin Rowson for the 2017 PEN Pinter Prize. Each year, the English Centre presents the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize with a cricket-themed cartoon...
Carol Ann Duffy's PEN Pinter Prize
Cartoon by the artist Martin Rowson for the 2012 PEN Pinter Prize. Each year, the English Centre presents the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize with a cricket-themed cartoon...
Tom Stoppard's PEN Pinter Prize
Cartoon created by the artist Martin Rowson for the 2013 PEN Pinter Prize. Each year, the English Centre presents the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize with a cricket-themed...
Salman Rushdie's PEN Pinter Prize
Cartoon by the artist Martin Rowson for the 2014 PEN Pinter Prize. Each year, the English Centre presents the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize with a cricket-themed cartoon...
Hanif Kureishi's PEN Pinter Prize
Cartoon by the artist Martin Rowson for the 2010 PEN Pinter Prize. Each year, the English Centre presents the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize with a cricket-themed cartoon...
David Hare's PEN Pinter Prize
Cartoon by the artist Martin Rowson for the 2011 PEN Pinter Prize. Each year, the English Centre presents the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize with a cricket-themed cartoon...