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Georgio Russell and Anna Sokolova win 2025 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award
Georgio Russell and Anna Sokolova have won the 2025 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award. It is the first time the prize has been awarded to two writers. Each poet will …
Events
Voices of Freedom reading series: June edition
Step into an afternoon of inspiration and storytelling as we present Voices of Freedom at Hirut Jazz Cafe in Toronto’s east end. This reading series, hosted by the Writers in …
Campaigns
Take Action for Andrzej Poczobut: International Mother Language Day 2025
“Andrzej Poczobut, a voice for the silenced, is paying a devastating price for his unwavering commitment to truth and justice. Locked away, deprived of the very freedoms he seeks to …
From the Archives
From the Archives: What I Have Learned from Exiled Journalists
This story was originally published in February 2023. Anneli Andre-Barrett is a senior volunteer for the PEN Canada Writers in Exile (WiE) community, a Refugee Integration Mentor, and Skills Development …
