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writers are free to write,
readers are free to read,
and freedom of expression prevails
Mikko Harvey has won the RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award for unpublished writers aged 17-30.
Imprisoned Palestinian poet and visual artist Ashraf Fayadh will receive the PEN Canada One Humanity Award, October 20 at the International Festival of Authors.
PEN welcomes the release of poet and PEN Myanmar member, Maung Saung Kha, who was arrested on November 5, 2015 on charges of criminal insult.
PEN calls on the Myanmar authorities to drop all charges against poet and PEN Myanmar member, Maung Saung Kha.
PEN Canada joins PEN International in deep disappointment at a Georgian court’s conviction and fining of Irakli Kakabadze in relation to charges of “hooliganism.”
Finding the Words: Writers on Inspiration, Desire, War, Celebrity, Exile, and Breaking the Rules