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Patrick Crean leads workshop for PEN Writers in Exile
PEN would like to thank Patrick Crean for leading a writing workshop this past weekend with our Writers in Exile. Seventeen writers took part in the workshop, each an immigrant …
Literary Events
Censoring Books in Schools and Libraries: What does it mean for our future?
Ira Wells in conversation with James L. Turk Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 7 p.m. EST Link to Zoom event: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 In his new book, On Book Banning, Ira Wells …
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Send a holiday greeting to an imprisoned writer
Every year in December, members of the PEN community come together to write messages of solidarity, support and hope to their fellow writers imprisoned or killed for practicing their right …
From the Archives
TIFA 2022 — The Freedom to Write and to Read: Standing with Salman Rushdie
“Free Speech is the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.” — Salman Rushdie PEN Canada, Penguin Random House Canada, Toronto International Festival of Authors and Writers’ Trust of Canada …
