PEN Canada
celebrates literature, defends free expression, and aids writers in peril.
Upcoming Events
Why Society Needs Intellectual Risk (Wed, Feb 25)
Why Society Needs Intellectual Risk (Wed, Feb 25)
Join us for a timely conversation about the freedom to read and why intellectual risk is necessary in society.
Voices of Freedom reading at Victoria College (Wed, Mar 18)
Voices of Freedom reading at Victoria College (Wed, Mar 18)
A popular reading series featuring new work by writers living in exile in Canada.
Call for Applications + Nominations
Become a member of our board of directors, Fundraising & Events Chair
Become a member of our board of directors, Fundraising & Events Chair
Board members are expected to contribute to PEN activities, participate in quarterly board meetings, and take part in committee work.
Make a nomination: Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize
Make a nomination: Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize
An award recognizing those who provide significant help to writers or journalists in danger outside Canada.
Make a nomination: Ken Filkow Prize
Make a nomination: Ken Filkow Prize
Apply: year-long online writing workshops for PEN Writers in Exile
Apply: year-long online writing workshops for PEN Writers in Exile
Apply: PEN-Humber Polytechnic Writers-in-Exile Scholarship
Apply: PEN-Humber Polytechnic Writers-in-Exile Scholarship
The Humber School for Writers is seeking applications from PEN Canada’s Writers-in-Exile members for its Creative Writing graduate certificate program.
WHAT'S NEW
CBC Radio: PEN New Voices prize awarded to two writers, Fresh Air with Ismaila Alfa
CBC Radio: PEN New Voices prize awarded to two writers, Fresh Air with Ismaila Alfa
Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in a devastating blow to freedom of expression — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in a devastating blow to freedom of expression — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
‘Sentencing Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison is an act of profound cruelty. It is a punishment intended not only to silence one man, but to extinguish independent journalism from Hong Kong. Given Jimmy Lai’s age, years of solitary confinement, and rapidly deteriorating health, this sentence risks bec
The secret lists of banned books from Alberta's 2 largest school boards
The secret lists of banned books from Alberta's 2 largest school boards
The Calgary Board of Education removed 42 books from its libraries and the Edmonton Public School Board removed 33 in response to an order from Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides.
Joan Leishman Memorial Fund, new initiative in support of writers in exile
Joan Leishman Memorial Fund, new initiative in support of writers in exile
In memory of the journalist and humanitarian, the Joan Leishman Memorial Fund provides critical assistance and support to writers in exile.
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How Recent Federal Bills Would Erode Our Rights and Freedoms
How Recent Federal Bills Would Erode Our Rights and Freedoms
How is the attack on arts and culture in the U.S. impacting Canada?
How is the attack on arts and culture in the U.S. impacting Canada?
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Browse all previous panels
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