Remembering Aaron Berhane
Aaron Berhane’s sudden passing from Covid-19 on May 1st was a devastating blow to PEN’s Writers-in-Exile group, which he chaired.
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2021 Annual General Meeting
You are invited to attend PEN Canada’s AGM on: Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at 5:30 pm held remotely on Zoom. All current PEN Canada members who have paid their dues …
Meet the Jury for RBC PEN Canada’s 2021 New Voices Award
Meet the Jury for the 2021 New Voices Award PEN Canada is currently accepting submissions for the 2021 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The award seeks to encourage new …
Myanmar: Zarganar’s arrest highlights junta’s efforts to silence critics
Myanmar: Zarganar’s arrest highlights junta’s efforts to silence critics
Meet the Judges for the 2021 Ken Filkow Prize
PEN Canada’s Ken Filkow Prize was established in memory of Kenneth A. Filkow, Q.C., a distinguished Winnipeg lawyer and active member of PEN Canada’s Canadian Issues Committee. The award honours …
Deadline Extended: RBC/PEN Canada 2021 New Voices Award
Deadline Extended! RBC/PEN Canada 2021 New Voices Award PEN Canada is now accepting English language submissions for the RBC/PEN Canada 2021 New Voices Award. The annual award aims to encourage …
Q&A with Ava Homa, inaugural PEN/Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholar
Ava Homa is a journalist, activist, and critically-acclaimed author of “Daughters of Smoke and Fire” (HarperCollins, 2020). She holds an MA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Windsor.
PEN Canada Successfully Intervenes in Sec. 91 Challenge to Canada Elections Act
PEN Canada has successfully intervened before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in the Canadian Constitution Foundation’s (CCF) challenge to the constitutionality of section 91(1) of the Canada Elections Act.
Bangladesh’s Embattled Bloggers:
As the trial for the killing of Avijit Roy reaches a verdict, a friend recalls the atmosphere at the Ekushey Book Fair a year after the iconic secularist was murdered.
Q&A with Maria Saba, 2020 PEN/Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholar
Maria Saba is the 2020 PEN Canada-Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholar. An Iran-born writer, storyteller and arts educator, Saba has published three books and over a hundred articles, interviews, and stories.