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Nancy Huggett wins 2024 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award
Nancy Huggett has won the 2024 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. For her winning submission, Revelation, she will receive a $3,000 cash prize and mentorship from a Canadian author. …
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Author Readings and Book Signing for ‘The Uncaged Voice – Stories by Writers in Exile’
When: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | 7 to 9:30 p.m. (Doors at 6:30 p.m) Where: Old Town Hall (460 Botsford Street, New Market, ON) How: Free admission | Light refreshments …
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Türkiye: International Media Freedom and Human Rights Organisations Condemn Alarming Surge in Arrests of Kurdish Journalists
The International Press Institute (IPI), Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and 26 press freedom, freedom of expression and human rights organizations vehemently condemn the arrest of three Kurdish journalists last …
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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 …