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“Hungry Ghosts is a deeply moving and masterfully crafted collection of poems that surpasses the boundaries of memory, love, family, and personal growth,” reads the jury citation. “The writer’s exquisite precision and grace, infused with profound wisdom, skillfully navigates the delicate art of letting go, effortlessly weaving the tapestry of past and present.”
July 3, 2023– PEN International joins PEN Ukraine in mourning the killing of writer, PEN Ukraine member and human rights defender Victoria Amelina, following a horrific Russian missile strike in Kramatorsk, Eastern Ukraine on June 27, 2023. Amelina was seriously injured and rushed to hospital in Dnipro. She passed away on July 1, 2023. She was 37 years old.
Peter Showler Photo credit: Hill Times PEN Canada congratulates Peter Showler on being named to the Order of Canada, an honour he richly deserves. Peter recently stepped off the PEN …
Declaration of PEN International’s Writers for Peace Committee on the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine ‘We, members of PEN International’s Writers for Peace Committee, once again urge the Russian authorities …
The Global Reporting Centre has just released a new report, Not Just Words: How Reputational Attacks Harm Journalists and Undermine Press Freedom. This report follows the launch of a website summarizing its …
Photo credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 PL (from PEN International website) May 21, 2023: PEN International, the literary and free expression organisation, has released a letter signed by 103 Nobel Laureates, …
May 1, 2023 —The Global Reporting Centre at the University of British Columbia has published a study of reputational threats faced by journalists around the world. GRC researchers surveyed 645 journalists, in …
PEN Canada is now accepting submissions for the 2023 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The award seeks to encourage new writing and to provide a space where unpublished writers …
COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Date Posted: April 11, 2023 Application Deadline: May 9, 2023 Start Date: July 3, 2023 Salary: $36,000 Province: Ontario Region: Metro Toronto Area City: Toronto/GTA …
Censorship of 2SLGBTQ+ writing “justice of the imagination,” the critical responsibility of showing all kids that any kid can be the hero of a story.