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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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Nominations open for the 2024 Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize

Do you know a Canadian who has helped a foreign imperilled writer? This prize is awarded annually to a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or Canadian organization who in the past …

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Nominations open for the 2024 Ken Filkow Prize

Do you know someone who has advanced freedom of expression in Canada? The PEN Canada Ken Filkow Prize is awarded to an individual or group who has advanced freedom of expression …

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Only Connect | Fareh Malik writes for the Tomorrow Club

Only Connect Fareh Malik is a spoken word poet from Hamilton, Ontario and the winner of the 2022 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award, as well as the 2023 Austin Clarke …

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Türkiye: International Media Freedom and Human Rights Organisations Condemn Alarming Surge in Arrests of Kurdish Journalists

The International Press Institute (IPI), Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and 26 press freedom, freedom of expression and human rights organizations vehemently condemn the arrest of three Kurdish journalists last …

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah – follow-up letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

Originally published by English PEN | Photo of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, courtesy of freealaa.net. Photo by Mosaab El-Shamy.    April 17, 2024 Dear Members of the United Nations Working Group …

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Meet the jury for the 2024 New Voices Award

PEN Canada is now accepting submissions for the 2024 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The award encourages new writing and provides a space where unpublished writers (age 17 and …

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Norway: Lack of justice for the attempted murder of PEN International Vice President William Nygaard

Originally published by PEN International | Photo: Eirik Solheim (CC BY-SA 2.0) “PEN International stands with its Vice President William Nygaard, who over 30 years ago nearly paid the ultimate …

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