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Originally published by English PEN | Photo of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, courtesy of freealaa.net. Photo by Mosaab El-Shamy. April 17, 2024 Dear Members of the United Nations Working Group …
PEN Canada is now accepting submissions for the 2024 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The award encourages new writing and provides a space where unpublished writers (age 17 and …
Originally published by PEN International | Photo: Eirik Solheim (CC BY-SA 2.0) “PEN International stands with its Vice President William Nygaard, who over 30 years ago nearly paid the ultimate …
When: Thursday April 25, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. EST Where: Hybrid event (in-person, and streaming online) How: Free to attend, register online Book challenges are on the rise and affect …
By Marcello Di Cintio For the past six months, since the most recent horrors in Gaza began, I’ve been using my Gazan friends’ Facebook activity as proof-of-life. I begin to …
This preliminary response was originally published on March 29, 2024 in PEN Canada’s monthly newsletter, as part of the Grace Westcott’s President’s Message. Subscribe to get monthly updates sent to …
PEN Canada invites you to enjoy an evening with poets whose works offer imaginative worlds resonant with the aftershocks of recent history, diasporas, and vibrant new cultural landscapes. On Wednesday …
Join us in person in Westmount (Montreal) at the Atwater Library Adair Auditorium for the Atwater Poetry Project’s upcoming event: Poetic Voices, In Bud and In Bloom. Featuring 2023 …
PEN Canada is now accepting English-language submissions for the 2024 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The annual award supports and celebrates emerging talent in Canadian literature. Unpublished writers are …
When: Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 2:30 – 6 p.m. Where: Hirut Jazz Cafe, 2050 Danforth Avenue Step into a realm of emancipated voices at an afternoon of storytelling Toronto’s …