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August 20, 2025

Georgio Russell and Anna Sokolova win 2025 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award
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August 19, 2025

Georgio Russell and Anna Sokolova win 2025 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award
Statements
August 15, 2025

PEN Canada strongly condemns the killing of six journalists in Gaza
News
August 9, 2025

In Memoriam: Joan Leishman
News
July 22, 2025

Atefeh Khademolreza awarded 2025 PEN Canada-Humber Writers-in-Exile Scholarship
News
July 3, 2025

PEN Canada elects new president, Ira Wells
Joint Letter
June 18, 2025

Joint Call for the Withdrawal of Bill C-2
Statements
June 5, 2025

PEN Canada condemns Alberta’s book banning initiative
Statements
April 14, 2025

PEN Canada alarmed by CTV’s cancellation of fact-checking segment following online backlash
Statements
April 1, 2025

PEN Canada, PEN America, and PEN Québec joined today in a united call for books and literature to flow freely across our shared border.
Joint Letter
March 30, 2025

Joint letter to the Art Museum of the Americas | PEN Canada, PEN America and Artists at Risk Connection
Profiles
March 23, 2025

Q&A with Nancy Huggett, 2024 New Voices Award winner
Joint Letter
March 5, 2025

Joint Letter: PEN calls for clemency for imprisoned writer Alaa Abdel-Fattah
Statements
February 25, 2025

PEN Canada letter to Mayor and Police Chief of Montreal regarding Yves Engler
News
December 19, 2024

A PEN year-in-review
Statements
December 12, 2024

PEN welcomes changes to Bill C-63, Online Harms Act
News
December 11, 2024

PEN urges government to reject UN draft Convention on Cybercrime
News
November 20, 2024

Tala Motazedi named 2024 PEN Writer-in-Residence at George Brown College
Joint Letter
November 18, 2024

PEN Canada signs joint letter by Free Narges Coalition and partners
Statements
November 11, 2024

PEN Canada against the targeting and killing of journalists in Gaza and Lebanon
Statements
October 14, 2024

Film, ‘Russia at War’ creates battle for freedom of expression in Canada
News
October 9, 2024

Shree Paradkar wins 2024 Ken Filkow Prize
Statements
October 1, 2024

Statement on IDF shutdown of Al Jazeera office in Ramallah
News
September 27, 2024

Robina Aryubwal and JHR win prize for assisting Afghan refugees
News
September 21, 2024

Jimmy Lai to receive PEN Canada One Humanity Award
News
September 16, 2024

Tala Motazedi wins Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholarship
Statements
August 21, 2024

Declaration on Gaza, statement from the PEN Intl. Writers for Peace Committee
News
July 11, 2024

Nancy Huggett wins 2024 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award
Joint Letter
April 18, 2024

Alaa Abd el-Fattah – follow-up letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
News
April 16, 2024

Meet the jury for the 2024 New Voices Award
Statements
February 14, 2024

PEN Canada condemns disinvitation of antiracism advocates from presentation to Supreme Court of Canada clerks
Statements
January 29, 2024

PEN Canada calls for dismissal of charges against Brandi Morin
Statements
November 28, 2023

PEN concerned by chill on discussions of Israel-Hamas war
News
November 23, 2023

Alaa Abd El-Fattah – Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
News
November 15, 2023

Canada Must Insist on Safety for Journalists Operating in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank
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November 7, 2023

In Memoriam: Peter Showler
News
October 26, 2023

We must defend peaceful dissent and reporting in times of war
News
October 24, 2023

Dilan Qadir wins 2023 Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholarship
Statements
October 17, 2023

PEN Canada: Journalists covering Hamas-Israel conflict must be protected
News
October 16, 2023

PEN Canada Writers-In-Exile publish new anthology, The Uncaged Voice
News
October 6, 2023

Narges Mohammadi, Iranian activist, wins Nobel Peace Prize
News
September 19, 2023

PEN Canada to honour Egyptian-British democracy advocate on September 23 at Toronto International Festival of Authors
News
September 19, 2023

Joan Leishman wins 2023 Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize
News
September 18, 2023

Brandi Morin wins the 2023 Ken Filkow Prize
News
August 3, 2023

Christine Wu wins 2023 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award
News
July 5, 2023

Peter Showler receives the Order of Canada
News
July 5, 2023

PEN mourns the death of Victoria Amelia, PEN Ukraine Member and Writer
News
October 12, 2022

Luis Horacio Nájera wins 2022 Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholarship
News
August 12, 2022

PEN condemns attack on Salman Rushdie
News
June 29, 2022

Mariam Al Zier wins the inaugural Marie-Ange Garrigue prize
News
June 29, 2022

Fareh Malik wins 2022 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award
News
June 29, 2022

Amber Bracken wins the 2022 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize
News
April 21, 2022

We say NO to the Censorship of Cuban Artists
News
April 4, 2022

In Memoriam: Reza Baraheni
News
December 15, 2021

Boycott the Winter Olympics
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November 22, 2021

Arrested Canadian Journalists: CAJ letter to Canada’s Public Safety Minister
News
October 13, 2021

Arzu Yildiz wins 2021 Writers-in-Exile Scholarship
News
October 5, 2021

Deepa Rajagopalan wins 2021 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award
News
July 20, 2021

Amy Lai wins 2021 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for Freedom of Expression
News
June 22, 2021

PEN Canada condemns Ontario’s use of the Notwithstanding Clause
News
February 24, 2021

PEN Canada Successfully Intervenes in Sec. 91 Challenge to Canada Elections Act
News
November 3, 2020

Maria Saba Wins PEN Canada-Humber College Scholarship
News
August 27, 2020

Emily Dial Wins 2020 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award
News
August 25, 2020

PEN Canada Intervenes in OSC Case
News
July 30, 2020

PEN Canada Intervenes in CCLA Court Case Against Provincial Government
News
April 30, 2020

Media Access to Federal Inmates and Prisons during the COVID-19 Crisis
Statements
April 3, 2020

Joint Statement: Surveillance Technologies to Fight Pandemic Must Respect Human Rights
Statements
February 13, 2020

PEN Canada Condemns Media Exclusion in Wetʼsuwetʼen Protests
News
February 5, 2020

Canada: Concerns Around Prosecution of Yvan Godbout
News
October 15, 2019

PEN Canada Condemns Handke Nobel Prize
News
September 19, 2019

In Memoriam: Graeme Gibson
News
August 19, 2019

Vancouver Poet Rita Wong Incarcerated for 4 Weeks for Peaceful Anti-pipeline Protest
News
July 5, 2019

Noor Naga Wins 2019 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award
Statements
July 4, 2019

PEN Canada Concerned at Cartoonist’s Dismissal
News
November 26, 2018

In Memory of Judith Rodríguez (1936-2018)
News
June 18, 2018

Jaclyn Desforges wins RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award
News
June 7, 2018

Justin Brake wins 2018 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for freedom of expression
News
December 14, 2017

Desmond Cole wins 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for freedom of expression
News
November 30, 2017

Mikko Harvey wins 2017 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award
News
October 17, 2017

Imprisoned Palestinian Poet Ashraf Fayadh Wins PEN Canada One Humanity Award
News
September 19, 2017

Inaugural PEN Canada-Humber College Writers-In-Exile Scholarship Awarded to Ava Homa
News
September 13, 2016

PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize awarded to Raihan Abir
News
September 12, 2016

Writer and Advocate Laura Legge wins RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award
News
May 26, 2016

Ariel Torres Funes wins Escribir sin Miedo award
Statements
November 11, 2015

Joint Statement: Calling on the Canadian Government to Help Secularists in Bangladesh
News
June 4, 2015

PEN Canada Announces 2015 New Voices Award Nominee

News & Statements

News

Georgio Russell and Anna Sokolova win 2025 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award

Georgio Russell and Anna Sokolova win 2025 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award

PEN Canada strongly condemns the killing of six journalists in Gaza

In Memoriam: Joan Leishman

Atefeh Khademolreza awarded 2025 PEN Canada-Humber Writers-in-Exile Scholarship

PEN Canada elects new president, Ira Wells

Joint Call for the Withdrawal of Bill C-2

PEN Canada condemns Alberta’s book banning initiative

PEN Canada alarmed by CTV’s cancellation of fact-checking segment following online backlash

PEN Canada, PEN America, and PEN Québec joined today in a united call for books and literature to flow freely across our shared border.

Joint letter to the Art Museum of the Americas | PEN Canada, PEN America and Artists at Risk Connection

Q&A with Nancy Huggett, 2024 New Voices Award winner

Joint Letter: PEN calls for clemency for imprisoned writer Alaa Abdel-Fattah

PEN Canada letter to Mayor and Police Chief of Montreal regarding Yves Engler

A PEN year-in-review

PEN welcomes changes to Bill C-63, Online Harms Act

PEN urges government to reject UN draft Convention on Cybercrime

Tala Motazedi named 2024 PEN Writer-in-Residence at George Brown College

PEN Canada signs joint letter by Free Narges Coalition and partners

PEN Canada against the targeting and killing of journalists in Gaza and Lebanon

Film, ‘Russia at War’ creates battle for freedom of expression in Canada

Shree Paradkar wins 2024 Ken Filkow Prize

Statement on IDF shutdown of Al Jazeera office in Ramallah

Robina Aryubwal and JHR win prize for assisting Afghan refugees

Jimmy Lai to receive PEN Canada One Humanity Award

Tala Motazedi wins Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholarship

Declaration on Gaza, statement from the PEN Intl. Writers for Peace Committee

Nancy Huggett wins 2024 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award

Alaa Abd el-Fattah – follow-up letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

Meet the jury for the 2024 New Voices Award

PEN Canada condemns disinvitation of antiracism advocates from presentation to Supreme Court of Canada clerks

PEN Canada calls for dismissal of charges against Brandi Morin

PEN concerned by chill on discussions of Israel-Hamas war

Alaa Abd El-Fattah – Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

Canada Must Insist on Safety for Journalists Operating in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank

In Memoriam: Peter Showler

We must defend peaceful dissent and reporting in times of war

Dilan Qadir wins 2023 Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholarship

PEN Canada: Journalists covering Hamas-Israel conflict must be protected

PEN Canada Writers-In-Exile publish new anthology, The Uncaged Voice

Narges Mohammadi, Iranian activist, wins Nobel Peace Prize

PEN Canada to honour Egyptian-British democracy advocate on September 23 at Toronto International Festival of Authors

Joan Leishman wins 2023 Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize

Brandi Morin wins the 2023 Ken Filkow Prize

Christine Wu wins 2023 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award

Peter Showler receives the Order of Canada

PEN mourns the death of Victoria Amelia, PEN Ukraine Member and Writer

Luis Horacio Nájera wins 2022 Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholarship

PEN condemns attack on Salman Rushdie

Mariam Al Zier wins the inaugural Marie-Ange Garrigue prize

Fareh Malik wins 2022 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award

Amber Bracken wins the 2022 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize

We say NO to the Censorship of Cuban Artists

In Memoriam: Reza Baraheni

Boycott the Winter Olympics

Arrested Canadian Journalists: CAJ letter to Canada’s Public Safety Minister

Arzu Yildiz wins 2021 Writers-in-Exile Scholarship

Deepa Rajagopalan wins 2021 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award

Amy Lai wins 2021 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for Freedom of Expression

PEN Canada condemns Ontario’s use of the Notwithstanding Clause

PEN Canada Successfully Intervenes in Sec. 91 Challenge to Canada Elections Act

Maria Saba Wins PEN Canada-Humber College Scholarship

Emily Dial Wins 2020 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award

PEN Canada Intervenes in OSC Case

PEN Canada Intervenes in CCLA Court Case Against Provincial Government

Media Access to Federal Inmates and Prisons during the COVID-19 Crisis

Joint Statement: Surveillance Technologies to Fight Pandemic Must Respect Human Rights

PEN Canada Condemns Media Exclusion in Wetʼsuwetʼen Protests

Canada: Concerns Around Prosecution of Yvan Godbout

PEN Canada Condemns Handke Nobel Prize

In Memoriam: Graeme Gibson

Vancouver Poet Rita Wong Incarcerated for 4 Weeks for Peaceful Anti-pipeline Protest

Noor Naga Wins 2019 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award

PEN Canada Concerned at Cartoonist’s Dismissal

In Memory of Judith Rodríguez (1936-2018)

Jaclyn Desforges wins RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award

Justin Brake wins 2018 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for freedom of expression

Desmond Cole wins 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for freedom of expression