PEN Canada celebrates literature, defends freedom of expression and aids writers in peril.
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day 2024, PEN International features the case of sociologist, writer, feminist, and PEN Türkiye member Pınar Selek, who has faced a decades-long trial over …
Ahead of Türkiye’s municipal elections on March 31 2024, ARTICLE 19, Human Rights Watch and 19 rights groups and journalists’ organizations jointly call on social media platforms to uphold the …
Free online CFE event Tuesday, March 19 at 7 – 8:30 p.m. EST Raja Khouri and Jeffrey Wilkinson in Conversation with Mira Sucharov Amidst the current grief, trauma, and pain and …
On February 20 and 21, 2024, Julian Assange’s legal team returned to the UK High Court in London, where a panel of two judges reviewed a 2023 High Court decision …
Ahead of our Black History Month event, a complementary reading list, with authors from across the diaspora, telling stories of revolution, hidden history, and getting into good trouble. These nine …
By Jennifer Lanthier A dramatic rise in book challenges and book bans targeting what are often called “diverse books” in children’s literature is sweeping North America. While the bans are …
PEN Canada’s Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for its board of directors. What we are looking for: Candidates must show an interest in literature and freedom of expression and a commitment …
Don Gillmor (centre) leads the workshop for the writers, including Bushra Elfadil (left) and Lidiia Karpenko (right). In January, eight members of PEN’s Writers-in-Exile group gathered around a table in …
PEN Canada condemns the abrupt cancellation of invitations to three anti-Black racism advocates scheduled to appear at a January 15 presentation to the law clerks of the Supreme Court of …
PEN Canada, Sutherland House Press and Hungry Eyes Media invite you to an intimate, free event set in Toronto’s Davenport neighbourhood. The event honours Black History Month, female creatives and …