PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize awarded to Raihan Abir
Author and blogger Raihan Abir will receive the PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize at the PEN Canada benefit at the International Festival of Authors, October 22.
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PEN Canada Announces 2016 New Voices Award Nominee
PEN Canada is proud to announce Toronto writer Laura Legge as the Canadian nominee for the 2016 PEN International New Voices Award competition.
Andrew Pyper Writes to Raif Badawi
Andrew Pyper, author of The Damned and The Demonologist, wrote this note to Saudi Arabian blogger and author, Raif Badawi, who is serving a 10 year prison sentence and facing 1000 lashes.
Eskinder Nega Wins 2015 PEN Canada One Humanity Award
The Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega will receive PEN Canada’s One Humanity Award on the opening night of the 36th International Festival of Authors.
Franke James receives the inaugural PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize
Writer, artist and environmental activist Franke James will receive the inaugural PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize at PEN Canada’s Ideas in Dialogue event, June 2.
Jailed Saudi Blogger Receives One Humanity Award
Raif Badawi will receive the 2014 One Humanity Award at PEN Canada’s annual benefit on the opening night of the 35th International Festival of Authors on October 23.
Tiananmen, 25 Years Later: What I Saw
Writer Sheng Xue shares a harrowing account of what it was like to be there. Photographer Alan Chin shares his archive photographs.
PEN Canada Announces 2014 New Voices Award Nominee
PEN Canada is pleased to announce that Emily Izsak is the 2014 nominee for the PEN International New Voices Award.
RUSSIA: Location of Imprisoned Pussy Riot Member Unknown
PEN Canada is deeply concerned for the well-being of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot.
From the Archives: Liu Xiaobo wins 2012 One Humanity Award
Former PEN Canada president Charles Foran presents the award to Liu Xiaobo. We had hoped to get his reaction but we were unable to make contact with him in prison. Activist …