A conversation on free speech in a borderless world. Ours is an age of unparalleled freedom to publish and share ideas, but digital technology has [...]

What do U.S government documents say about torture under the Bush Administration? In partnership with Ryerson University, PEN Canada invites Larry Siems from PEN American [...]

Come for the screening, stay for the Q&A! On Friday, November 23, 2012, head down to the Robert Gill Theatre for a viewing of Silenced [...]

What: On PEN International’s 31st Day of the Imprisoned Writer, the Toronto public is invited to show its support for authors jailed for exercising our [...]

Mark Kingwell in conversation with Janice Gross Stein Monday, November 5th, 7pm Royal Ontario Museum, Signy and Cléophée Theatre 100 Queen's Park Is the choice [...]

In a rare public appearance, the illustrious, Giller Prize-winning author of A Fine Balance and Family Matters discusses his life and work, his love of [...]

How has government intervention in media coverage of publicly funded science changed in recent years? What does it mean to silence scientists, and what are [...]

PEN Canada and Citizen Lab are hosting a panel of experts to examine freedom of expression and censorship in the online world. How are writers, [...]

Join us this September 23, 2012 anytime between 11am and 6pm to celebrate Canadian reading and writing at the annual Word on the Street Festival. [...]

SLWB supports PEN Canada's Empty Chair Campaign Authors, spoken word artists and queer activists Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, D’Lo and Yalini- Dream perform at the third [...]