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Do you know a Canadian who has helped a foreign imperiled writer? The Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize is an annual award which recognizes a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or Canadian organization …
Do you know someone who has upheld freedom of expression in Canada? The PEN Canada Ken Filkow Prize is an annual award which recognizes an individual or group who has …
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 …
Image: Alaa Abd El-Fattah, courtesy of www.freealaa.org . Photo by Mosaab El-Shamy. TORONTO, September 19, 2023 — Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a leading pro-democracy writer imprisoned in Egypt, has won PEN Canada’s One …
TORONTO, September 19, 2023 – Joan Leishman, recently-retired CBC veteran journalist and longtime advocate for refugee writers, has won PEN Canada’s 2023 Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize. The prize recognizes a Canadian …