Day of the Imprisoned Writer | UGANDA: Kakwenza Rukirabashaija
Kakwenza Rukirabashaija is a Ugandan novelist and journalist. He is the author of The Greedy Barbarians, a novel which explores themes of high-level corruption in a fictional country.
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Day of the Imprisoned Writer | TURKEY: Osman Kavala
Osman Kavala is a publisher, civil and cultural rights activist and philanthropist working toward peace, human rights, and democracy in Turkey.
The Conductor
This month, PEN Canada is proud to partner with İlkyaz, a monthly, literary platform that features works from writers in Turkey who are under the age of 35 and whose voices are rarely heard.
İlkyaz – New Voices from Turkey
This month, PEN Canada is proud to partner with İlkyaz, a monthly, literary platform that features works from writers in Turkey who are under the age of 35 and whose voices are rarely heard.
Our Dear Departed, Slipped and Fell Right Off My Dear Wife’s Womb
This month, PEN Canada is proud to partner with İlkyaz, a monthly, literary platform that features works from writers in Turkey who are under the age of 35 and whose voices are rarely heard.
Liu Xiaobo Memorial Unveiled
On August 13, 100 people attended the unveiling ceremony of the Liu Xiaobo Empty Chair Memorial outside Amnesty International Canada’s Ottawa headquarters.
Call For Submissions: RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award 2019
DEADLINE EXTENDED! PEN Canada is now accepting English language submissions for the RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award. The annual award aims to encourage new writing and to provide a space …
Day of the Imprisoned Writer: Michael Redhill writes to Oleg Sentsov
For PEN’s 2018 Day of the Imprisoned Writer, Michael Redhill writes a letter to the Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov.
Day of the Imprisoned Writer: Rui Umezawa writes to Dawit Isaak
For PEN’s 2018 Day of the Imprisoned Writer, Toronto writer Rui Umezawa writes to the imprisoned Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak.
Ethiopia: Journalists Released from Prison
PEN International welcomes the news that Ethiopian journalists Eskinder Nega, Woubshet Taye, and blogger Zelalem Workagegnehu.