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Fareh Malik is a spoken word poet from Hamilton, Ontario and the winner of the 2022 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award. His new book Streams that Lead Somewhere is available from Mawenzi Press. In its citation the New Voices Award jury praised Malik’s “tenderness and throat-grabbing use of imagery” and his “wide range of voices and tones to convey a nuanced spectrum of emotions and a laser sharp critique of Canada’s blatant and covert systemic racism.”
Meet the Jury for the 2022 New Voices Award PEN Canada is now accepting submissions for the 2022 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The award seeks to encourage new …
Now accepting submissions for the RBC PEN Canada 2022 New Voices Award PEN Canada is now accepting original English language submissions for the RBC PEN Canada 2022 New Voices Award. …
Deadline Extended! RBC/PEN Canada 2021 New Voices Award PEN Canada is now accepting English language submissions for the RBC/PEN Canada 2021 New Voices Award. The annual award aims to encourage …
Poet Mikko Harvey is the 2017 winner of the RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award for unpublished writers aged 17-30.
Mikko Harvey has won the RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award for unpublished writers aged 17-30.
Laura Legge, Toronto-based writer and PEN Canada’s pick for the PEN International New Voices competition has taken top prize.
PEN Canada nominates Nadine Sander-Green for the 2015 PEN International New Voices Award PEN Canada is pleased to announce short-story writer Nadine Sander-Green as the 2015 Canadian nominee for the …
PEN Canada is pleased to announce that Emily Izsak is the 2014 nominee for the PEN International New Voices Award.