Meet the Jury for the 2022 New Voices Award
Meet the Jury for the 2022 New Voices Award PEN Canada is now accepting submissions for the 2022 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The award seeks to encourage new …
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We say NO to the Censorship of Cuban Artists — Joint Letter
PEN Canada strongly condemns the unsubstantiated and outrageous charges against Cuban artists Maykel “El Osorbo” Castillo Pérez and Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara. Prosecutors have requested a sentence of 10 and …
In Memoriam: Reza Baraheni
Reza Baraheni, Iranian dissident, prodigious author and former president of Pen Canada (2001-03) has died, at the age of 86, in Toronto.
New Voices Award 2022 open for submissions
Now accepting submissions for the RBC PEN Canada 2022 New Voices Award PEN Canada is now accepting original English language submissions for the RBC PEN Canada 2022 New Voices Award. …
#TakeAction — International Women’s Day 2022
International Women’s Day 2022: Take Action for Gulgeş Deryaspî and Meral Şimşek PEN International joins the global community in celebrating International Women’s Day (March 8) a global day marking the …
World Poetry Day: Take action for Maung Yu Py (Myanmar)
“The story of Maung Yu Py, is the story of all those who are detained, harassed and persecuted for exposing injustices and defending freedom of expression through poetry. The PEN …
A PEN By the Book event: ‘Damned Funny: Faith, Fiction and the Hilarity of Hell’
Join us for an evening of humour with authors Randy Boyagoda and John Irving A free online event on January 20th 7:00-8:00 pm. REGISTER HERE John Irving and Randy Boyagoda are novelists …
Urgent Call to Action in Response to the Crisis in Afghanistan
We write to you now as individuals and organizations deeply engaged in Canada’s response to the Afghan crisis, including those involved in efforts to help evacuate vulnerable persons from Afghanistan in an effort to bring them to Canada. These are the individuals most at risk of violence and reprisals following the Taliban takeover in mid-August 2021.
ARRESTED CANADIAN JOURNALISTS: CAJ LETTER TO CANADA’S PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER
The RCMP must be held accountable for their repeated violations of the rights of media in Canada. As the minister responsible for their oversight, we demand that you take immediate steps to investigate and correct the RCMP’s actions and to ensure that going forward, journalists’ right to report will be protected in this country.
The Aaron Berhane Educational Pilot Project – free ESL program for Writers in Exile
PEN Canada and George Brown College have joined forces to honour Aaron Berhane’s legacy with a free program of English as a Second Language classes for Writers in Exile.