Women Writers – Double Jeopardy March 14
The first event for 2010 will be ‘Women Writers – Double Jeopardy’ also at the Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas at the State Library of Victoria. It will be held between 2 and 3 pm on Sunday, 14 March 2010. Celebrating women writers who are living and working under threat. The event will only be an hour long and cannot run over time, so we ask everyone to arrive by 2pm sharp. Cost is a donation to Writers in Prison. More information will be posted on this event, but put it in your diary now. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST EVENT MARKING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PEN’S WRITERS IN PRISON COMMITTEE.
There are places in the world – all too many of them – where it is dangerous to be a writer – and there are places where it is dangerous to be a woman. Where these two ‘perils’ exist together, life can be almost impossible.
Nonetheless women in such places write about their lives and the injustices they face. From Russia to Guinea to Saudi Arabia, the lives of women writers are at times terrifying. Melbourne PEN Centre’s first event for 2010 will celebrate the lives of these brave women with readings and a discussion. 2pm Sunday, March 14, 2010 at the Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas at the State Library of Victoria.