PEN Canada - PEN Canada celebrates literature, defends freedom …
2 days ago · “Free Speech is the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.” — Salman Rushdie PEN Canada, Penguin Random House Canada, Toronto International Festival of Authors and …
Who we are - PEN Canada
Oct 30, 2024 · Founded in 1983, PEN Canada is a nonpartisan organization of writers and readers. We fight censorship, help free persecuted writers from prison, assist exiled writers …
About - PEN Canada
PEN Canada. PEN Canada celebrates literature, defends freedom of expression and aids writers in peril.
Free Them All: Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2024 - PEN Canada
5 days ago · As every year, on November 15, the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, PEN calls for urgent international action to protect writers and journalists across the globe, who increasingly …
Madeleine Thien writes to Jimmy Lai | Day of the Imprisoned Writer
1 day ago · This year for Day of the Imprisoned Writer, PEN is calling for urgent international action from November 15 – 29 to protect four writers targeted for their peaceful free …
PEN Canada Emergency Fund - PEN Canada
When writers around the world find themselves in danger, they know they can come to PEN centres for help. PEN Canada receives multiple requests per year from writers-in-peril who …
History - PEN Canada
We are the Canadian chapter of PEN International, founded in England in 1921 to represent “Poets, Essayists and Novelists.” PEN International was conceived by Mrs. C.A. Dawson Scott …
Online Harms Bill: the good, the balanced and the alarming
Mar 28, 2024 · The long-awaited online harms bill was finally introduced in Parliament on February 26 as Bill C-63. We can anticipate a call for public submissions after the bill receives …
Programs - PEN Canada
Oct 30, 2024 · PEN Canada works on behalf of writers, at home and abroad, who have been forced into silence for writing the truth as they see it. The writers we support face a variety of …
RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award
The RBC / PEN Canada New Voices Award is an annual award that aims to encourage new writing and provide a space for unpublished Canadian writers. The prize is open to all genres …