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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 …
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 …
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 …