Less than a month to go until the 2026 PEN Lecture, which will be delivered by award-winning writer Max Porter on 29 April, at the Curtis Auditorium, Newcastle, in partnership with
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We’re delighted to announce that Porter’s lecture will be accompanied by live music from improvising duo Resonant Bodies,
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English PEN’s annual #PENLecture invites a leading writer to reflect on the current state of free expression, and to explore the resonance – or dissonance – of the words of the PEN Charter, the guiding principles of the PEN movement, with our current reality.
After delivering his lecture, Max Porter will be in conversation with award-winning writer, and Director of NCLA, Preti Taneja.
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This event is part of Right to Read, a New Writing North programme of events across the North East to celebrate the National Year of Reading in 2026.
