Australian PEN Keneally Award to Joesoef Isak

The Indonesian publisher and translator Joesoef Isak is the inaugural recipient of the Australian PEN Keneally Award.

The Award is given by the Australian PEN Centres in recognition of an achievement in promoting freedom of expression, international understanding and access to literature as expressed in the charter of International PEN.  The Award is named in honour of Thomas Keneally, writer, citizen and PEN member, for his lifetime's commitment to the values of PEN.

Joesoef Isak was imprisoned from 1967-1977 without trial or charge in Indonesia and suffered years of intimidation for his work in publishing important literary works including the novels of Pramoedya Ananta Toer.

The Award was presented to Mr Isak by Chip Rolley, Chair of Sydney PEN's Writers in Prison Committee, and Thomas Keneally at a reception in Sydney on 31 March co-hosted by Copyright Agency Limited and Sydney PEN.

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