PEN Canada against the targeting and killing of journalists in Gaza and Lebanon
It is over a year since Israel began its lethal bombing campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023. As of November 8, the Committee …
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Film, ‘Russia at War’ creates battle for freedom of expression in Canada
In free and democratic societies like Canada’s, politicians do not critique the arms-length funding decisions of arts agencies, nor the productions that result from them. Why? Because political interventions send …
Shree Paradkar wins 2024 Ken Filkow Prize
Shree Paradkar, an award-winning journalist and equity advocate, has won the 2024 Ken Filkow Prize. The prize recognizes Paradkar for advancing freedom of expression in Canada. Paradkar is a race …
Statement on IDF shutdown of Al Jazeera office in Ramallah
As a nonpartisan organization of writers committed to the defence of freedom of expression, PEN Canada is deeply concerned about Israel’s recent raid and closure of Al Jazeera’s offices in …
Robina Aryubwal and JHR win prize for assisting Afghan refugees
Robina Aryubwal, a women’s rights activist, and Journalists for Human Rights have jointly won PEN Canada’s 2024 Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize. The prize recognizes a Canadian individual or organization that has …
Jimmy Lai to receive PEN Canada One Humanity Award
Jimmy Lai, a journalist, writer, media publisher, and pro-democracy activist, has won PEN Canada’s One Humanity Award. Lai, who has been in solitary confinement since December 2020, is currently facing …
Tala Motazedi wins Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholarship
Tala Motazedi, a screenwriter and playwright originally from Iran, is the recipient of the 2024 PEN Canada-Humber College Writers in Exile Scholarship. During her year at Humber, she will work …
Declaration on Gaza, statement from the PEN Intl. Writers for Peace Committee
August 8, 2024 Statement by the PEN International Writers for Peace Committee THE DISGRACE OF GAZA – A SYMBOL OF SHAME Whatever the political calculations that have resulted in the …
Nancy Huggett wins 2024 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award
Nancy Huggett has won the 2024 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. For her winning submission, Revelation, she will receive a $3,000 cash prize and mentorship from a Canadian author. …
PEN Canada publishes Annual Report, “The things we could not carry”
At the 2024 annual general meeting, PEN Canada announced its latest Annual Report, titled The Things We Could Not Carry. Alongside an accounting of the last year’s activities and the …