We lived in a culture that denied any merit to literary works, considering them important only when they were handmaidens to ...

For over twenty years, George Brown College has partnered with PEN Canada to invite exiled writers into the College to ...

PEN Canada is accepting submissions for the 2026 RBC / PEN Canada New Voices Award. This annual award encourages new writing and provides a space for unpublished writers (age 17 and over). Writers can ...

PEN deeply concerned by the guilty verdicts in the trial of writer and publisher Jimmy Lai ...

A dramatic rise in book challenges and book bans targeting what are often called “diverse books” in children’s literature is sweeping North America. While the bans are mostly seen as local issues in ...

The annual award supports and celebrates emerging talent in Canadian literature. The contest is open to all genres of writing. There is no fee to submit. Unpublished writers are encouraged to submit ...

Reza Baraheni, Iranian dissident, prodigious author and former president of PEN Canada (2001-03) has died, at the age of 86, in Toronto. He is survived by his wife Sanaz Sehhati of Toronto; daughter, ...

Dear Prime Minister, Ministers, and Honourable Leaders of the Opposition, We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are writing to call for the complete withdrawal of Bill C-2, An Act ...

The journalist and legal scholar Amy Lai has been awarded the 2021 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for courageously reporting on the “threats faced by both individuals and democratic institutions” in her ...

Nancy Huggett has won the 2024 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. For her winning submission, Revelation, she will receive a $3,000 cash prize and mentorship from a Canadian author. A jury of Canadian ...

“Your experiences are your strength. You don’t need to have everything figured out—just begin.” This is the advice Robina Aryubwal would give to those starting out in her field. Robina is a women’s ...

We, the undersigned civil society, human rights, and civil liberties organizations, academics, advocates, and representatives of equity-seeking communities, write to protest and reject the deeply ...