The international literature festival Berlin (ilb) calls on all individuals, institutions, schools and media outlets that care about justice and freedom to participate in a worldwide reading of selected poems and other texts in support of Ashraf Fayadh, on 14 January 2016.

Many recent hate speech cases in Canada and elsewhere involved religion. This talk will examine some of these controversies.

On Nov. 15, PEN Canada observes the Day of the Imprisoned Writer to focus attention on the unjust imprisonment of writers around the world.

Canadian intellectuals Steven Pinker and Ken Dryden explore the surprising and far-ranging capacities of the human brain, from the writer's narrative instinct to the athlete's aggressive drive.

Three Honduran writers discuss what it is like to work in one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists.

The 81st PEN International Congress will be held in Québec City, from October 13-16, 2015.

Artist Mark Raynes Roberts's ILLUMINATION, a two-fold exhibit of etched-crystal and photography, is coming to Toronto this fall.

PEN Canada and PEN Japan invite the public to three cross-cultural literary conversations at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs.

Join us September 27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Harbourfront Centre for the 26th annual Word on the Street Festival. Drop by the PEN Canada booth to learn about current campaigns, upcoming events, sign-up for membership or pick up PEN swag!

Joseph Boyden and Andrew Pyper will discuss the challenges of writing intelligently about hateful subjects, and they will consider which taboos should be questioned, or broken, and which should be observed. Moderated by Becky Toyne.