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Call for applications for the 2025 PEN Writer-in-Residence at George Brown College

George Brown College, Department of English and Communication, Toronto, Canada Term: September 2025 – April 2026 Remuneration: A monthly stipend of $4,000 (does not cover transportation or meals) Deadline to …

Nominations open for the 2025 Ken Filkow Prize

Literary 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 …

Annual General Meeting 2025

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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 …

Send a holiday greeting to an imprisoned writer

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 …

Q&A with Chris Tenove on Toxic Disinformation