Double Jeopardy: Women Writers in Dangerous Places

From Russia to Saudi Arabia, the lives of women writers can be terrifying. To mark International Women’s Day, Melbourne PEN’s first event for 2010 will celebrate these brave women.
Featuring works by: Taslima Nasrin (Bangladesh), Lydia Cacio (Mexico), Philo Ikonya (Kenya) Irina Ratushinskaya (Russia)
Read by Kate Holden, Paddy O’Reilly, Toni Jordan, Judith Rodriguez, and introduced by Cynthia Troup.
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The Maternal Question
22 Jun 2022

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Hot Desk Extract: three approaches to mem*ry
20 Jun 2022

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Reading with Consent
14 Jun 2022

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Teens Talk... Consent
14 Jun 2022

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Paul Dalla Rosa on An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life
10 Jun 2022

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'Nothing connects humans like fiction'
9 Jun 2022
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