Meet the jury for the 2023 New Voices Award!
PEN Canada is now accepting submissions for the 2023 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The award seeks to encourage new writing and to provide a space where unpublished writers …
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Submit your application to our Communications & Social Media Coordinator position!
COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Date Posted: April 11, 2023 Application Deadline: May 9, 2023 Start Date: July 3, 2023 Salary: $36,000 Province: Ontario Region: Metro Toronto Area City: Toronto/GTA …
New Voices Award 2023 open for submissions
Now accepting submissions for the RBC PEN Canada 2023 New Voices Award PEN Canada is now accepting original English language submissions for the RBC PEN Canada 2023 New Voices Award. …
Silencing Across Borders – Governments Threaten Canadian Writers & Journalists
Join this free online event about Digital Transnational Repression on June 6th 2:00 – 3:30 pm. Canadian-based writers and journalists face increasing threats from authoritarian governments trying to intimidate and silence …
Book Bans and Justice of the Imagination
Censorship of 2SLGBTQ+ writing “justice of the imagination,” the critical responsibility of showing all kids that any kid can be the hero of a story.
Free screening of Midnight’s Children on National Canadian Film Day 2023 – SOLD OUT
April 19th is National Canadian Film Day! SOLD OUT! Join Reel Canada and PEN Canada on April 19th at Scotiabank Theatre (259 Richmond St W, Toronto) at 7:00 pm in …
Guatemala: Authorities Must Stop Legal Harassment of Journalists
The court order to investigate nine elPeriódico journalists for alleged disinformation, sets a serious precedent for freedom of expression in Guatemala and is evidence of systematic persecution of the press by the authorities, PEN International said today.
Take action to free María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez
To mark International Women’s Day 2023, PEN International features the case of Cuban poet and activist María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez, imprisoned since July 2021 for her criticism of the Cuban government, and for participating in the peaceful protests that saw thousands of Cubans taking to the streets around the country and demanding reforms. Take action today to free María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez.
Türkiye: Persisting crackdown on free expression
Türkiye: Persisting crackdown on free expression one month since devastating earthquakes March 6, 2023 – Today marks one month since devastating earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria, resulting in the deaths …
Follow PEN’s Video-poem Marathon 2023 online!
VIDEO–POEM MARATHON (FEBRUARY 21 – MARCH 21) Follow PEN International’s video poem marathon on the Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee’s Facebook page and Youtube channel. The Translation and Linguistic Rights …