PEN Canada envisions a world where
writers are free to write,
readers are free to read,
and freedom of expression prevails
Every February, we celebrate Freedom to Read Week – seven days that celebrate our right to read and write as we please.
On 25 December 2015 Georgian poet and activist Irakli Kakabadze, was arrested and injured during a peaceful demonstration.
Turkish writer Ece Temelkuran reflects on the anniversary of Hrant Dink’s assassination.
English PEN asked PEN Centres around the world to share what they most loved reading in 2015, and what campaigns they’re running in 2016. From Canada to Croatia to Kenya, these are the 2015 literary highlights according to PEN!
In this third instalment of Free Expression Matters we look at the Canada Revenue Agency’s practice of auditing charities for “political activity”.
PEN staff caught up with Eden Eyasu as she nears the midpoint of her residency at George Brown.
PEN Canada staff spoke to Phil Demers and Temara Brown about their ongoing struggles for their right to free expression.
A briefing on public servants’ ability to critique federal policy in light of new directives from Canada’s freshly elected government.
John Ralston Saul, Katherine Govier, Andrew Pyper, Yann Martel, Linwood Barclay and John Valliant put pen to paper for three imprisoned writers: Raif Badawi, Khadija Ismayilova and Eskinder Nega.
Canadian writer John Ralston Saul began his term as president of PEN International in October 2009. The first Canadian to hold this post, his tenure focused on endangered and indigenous languages, the connection between literature and freedom of expression, and the further decentralization of PEN. The following is Saul’s final letter to the PEN membership […]
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