Ira Wells has been elected as president of PEN Canada. Wells is a critic, essayist, professor of literature, and author of ...

PEN Canada is pleased to announce Ira Wells as the new president of PEN Canada. He was elected on Thursday, June 12, 2025 ...

The Rt Hon Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer KC 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AB June 24, 2025 Dear Prime Minister, We are writing as a coalition of 33 organizations deeply concerned about detained ...

Jimmy Lai is a pro-democracy campaigner, writer, and founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper. He has been imprisoned in solitary confinement since December 2020 and now faces prosecution ...

The 2024/2025 annual report, I Hope This Letter Finds You Well, explores the power of letter writing as a tool of connection and advocacy. Edited by poet and writer Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch, the ...

Gezahegn Mekonnen Demissie is an Ethiopian journalist and filmmaker, one of the founding members of PEN Ethiopia, and Executive Director of Bridge Entertainment. He currently lives in Toronto, Canada, ...

Marie-Ange Garrigue For defenders of writers in peril. The Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize is awarded annually to a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who in the past year has provided significant help ...

PEN Canada condemns the Ontario government’s use of the Notwithstanding Clause to impose restrictions on third-party political advertising for a full twelve months before a provincial election.

PEN Canada unequivocally condemns the Alberta government’s decision to pursue policies that are likely to lead to widespread book bans in the province’s schools. In May, the government announced plans ...

The prize is open to all genres of writing: writers can submit short stories, creative nonfiction, journalism, and poetry. Shortlisted submissions are judged by a distinguished jury of Canadian ...

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PEN Canada’s Writers in Exile Program provides solidarity and support for writers living in exile in Canada. Our community includes journalists, poets, editors, translators, essayists and playwrights ...