Writers’ association 26 have relaunched Free the Blog! to cover the Free the Word! world literature festival.
The festival, organised by worldwide association of writers International PEN, takes place from 16-19th April at venues around London’s Southbank.
Edited by Emma Lawson, Jonathan Holt, Melissa Wolfe and Rishi Dastidar, Free the Blog! provides a home for posts about or inspired by the festival.
Writers featured at this year’s Heaven and Earth themed festival include:
- Nadine Gordimer (South Africa)
- Azar Nafisi (Iran/USA)
- Tariq Ali (Pakistan/UK)
- Catherine Millet (France)
- Lydia Cacho (Mexico)
- Jack Mapanje (Malawi/UK)
- Leila Aboulela (Sudan)
- Lee Stringer (USA)
- Kamila Shamsie (Pakistan/UK)
- Samir El-youssef (Lebanon/UK)
- Wen Huang (China)
Visit Free the Word! and Free the Blog! for more information.
