PEN Canada envisions a world where
writers are free to write,
readers are free to read,
and freedom of expression prevails
On June 22 PEN Canada hosted the 2017 Ideas in Dialogue discussion in partnership with the Toronto Public Library.
This event celebrates the rise of indigenous storytelling and considers the challenges facing artists and writers who seek to remain both culturally relevant and commercially viable.
PEN Canada was honoured to host award-winning author Junot Díaz for two events in the last week of April, 2016.
Every February, we celebrate Freedom to Read Week – seven days that celebrate our right to read and write as we please.
This year’s Freedom to Read Week panel will discuss the intricacies of reporting and reading about conflict in Gaza.
Listen to the full audio recording of our Surveillance After Snowden panel discussion held at Toronto Reference Library as part of Freedom to Read Week.
Finding the Words: Writers on Inspiration, Desire, War, Celebrity, Exile, and Breaking the Rules