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PEN Canada is now accepting English language submissions for the RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award. The annual award aims to encourage new writing and to provide a space where young, unpublished writers can submit short stories, creative non-fiction, journalism, and poetry. A jury of distinguished PEN Canada members will judge the shortlisted submissions and applicants […]
Poet Mikko Harvey is the 2017 winner of the RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award for unpublished writers aged 17-30.
Mikko Harvey has won the RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award for unpublished writers aged 17-30.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 is proud to announce Toronto writer Laura Legge as the Canadian nominee for the 2016 PEN International New Voices Award competition.
Young, unpublished writers can submit short stories, creative non-fiction, journalism, and poetry to our New Voices competition, with $1000 available in prize money.
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 International New Voices Award. Many thanks to jurors Bronwyn Drainie, Mark Medley, and Becky Toyne, and to the talented writers who sent in their […]
PEN Canada is currently accepting submissions for the third annual PEN International New Voices Award. The overall winner, who will be selected from winning submissions to national contests held by PEN centres around the world, will be published by PEN International and will receive a $1,000 prize.
PEN Canada is pleased to announce that Emily Izsak is the 2014 nominee for the PEN International New Voices Award.
PEN Canada caught up with Claire Battershill, author of “The Collective Name of Ninjas”, for a conversation about reading, writing, and her work.
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