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October 16, 2026

Basima Takrouri awarded 2026 Humber - PEN Writer-in-Exile Scholarship

Basima is a novelist, poet, screenwriter, and cultural producer from Jerusalem. During her scholarship, she will work on her new satirical novel.

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October 16, 2026

Basima Takrouri awarded 2026 Humber - PEN Writer-in-Exile Scholarship
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September 17, 2026

Remembering Eugene Benson
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September 11, 2026

Lotfullah Najafizada awarded PEN residency at Victoria University and Jackman Humanities Institute
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June 10, 2026

PEN publishes 2025 annual report, A Place At The Table: 100 Years of PEN in Canada
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March 13, 2026

PEN Canada strongly condemns the intimidation of journalist Rachel Gilmore

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Events

PEN 100: a Centennial Celebration, featuring Louise Penny

November 25, 2026

An evening of belonging, community and literature, to celebrate 100 years of PEN in Canada.

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Pitching Your Writing to Magazines: the Why, the When, the Who, and the How

November 29, 2026

Designed for the Writers in Exile members, Patricia Westerhof teaches best practices to submit your work to Canadian magazines.

TIFA Presents PEN Canada Graeme Gibson Talk (9)

Notes on the New Global Order | Graeme Gibson Talk 2026

October 27, 2026

Evan Gershkovich, Carol Off, and Philippe Sands in conversation with Nahlah Ayed.

Tickets on sale now.

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Legacy Event: the Graeme Gibson Talk

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An annual conversation between writers with expert knowledge of an urgent political, social, cultural or economic issue.

Previous speakers include John Vaillant (Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast), Catherine Abreu (global climate policy expert), Maria Ressa (Nobel laureate), Ron Deibert (Citizen Lab founder), Omar El Akkad (One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This) and Margaret Atwood.