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November 26, 2025

Samira Mohyeddin awarded 2025 Ken Filkow Prize

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November 27, 2025

Diary Marif awarded 2025 Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize
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November 26, 2025

Samira Mohyeddin awarded 2025 Ken Filkow Prize
Joint Letter
October 31, 2025

Open Letter to the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation from civil society organizations and individuals opposing “National Sprint” consultation on AI strategy
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September 11, 2025

Onder Deligoz awarded George Brown College PEN Writer-in-Residence
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August 20, 2025

Georgio Russell and Anna Sokolova win 2025 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award

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Events

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PEN Canada Awards Night

November 28, 2025

Our annual event celebrating a year of advocacy, literature and free expression.

Free and open to the public.

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How is the attack on arts and culture in the U.S. impacting Canada?

November 20, 2025

An online panel exploring what unprecedented attacks on arts and culture in the U.S. mean for Canada and for our artists, writers, and cultural organizations.

An Evening with Author Canisia Lubrin

November 13, 2025

In conversation with Souvankham Thammavongsa, join us as we celebrate Lubrin's new book, The World After Rain.

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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.