Writing Against Silencing: PEN Melbourne Workshop

Explore the tensions between creative expression and censorship in the Asia-Pacific region. Hosted by author Sreedhevi Iyer, and interwoven with writing excerpts from members of the PEN International Young Writers Committee, this session offers a space to engage with the experiences of young people navigating artistic freedoms constrained by self and state.

By inviting workshop participants to write against the attempted silencing of emerging writers, we will consider what it means to create in danger, under censorship, and the importance of free creative expression.

Workshop participants will have the opportunity to submit their writing to Mekong Review for publication!