
Shams Erfan chosen for 2022 PEN Residency at George Brown College
TORONTO, September 6, 2022 — Shams Erfan, a 24-year-old Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, has been chosen as the 2022 PEN Writer-in-Residence at George Brown College.
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TORONTO, September 6, 2022 — Shams Erfan, a 24-year-old Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, has been chosen as the 2022 PEN Writer-in-Residence at George Brown College.
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