News

General Meeting will take place online on Thursday, June 12 at 5:30 pm EDT, on Zoom. All PEN Canada members are encouraged to attend, and RSVP is required. A full AGM ...
Step into an afternoon of inspiration and storytelling as we present Voices of Freedom at Hirut Jazz Cafe in Toronto’s east end. This reading series, hosted by the Writers in Exile group of PEN Canada ...
For more than a decade, the RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award has recognized excellence in emerging, yet-to-be published Canadian writers. The 2025 prize is currently open for submissions — unpublished ...
George Brown College consistently ranks among Greater Toronto’s Top Employers, thanks to our focus on employee wellness, diversity and inclusion, professional development opportunities, and generous ...
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, ...
TIFA, PEN Canada and CBC Radio’s IDEAS present Notes On An Invasion: Masha Gessen and Andrey Kurkov in conversation on Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.
This September, PEN Canada memberships are $40.00, reduced from the normal $75.00 fee for first-time members. Poets, essayists, novelists, journalists, playwrights, editors, translators, screenwriters ...
Vietnamese blogger Dieu Cay will receive the One Humanity Award at PEN Canada’s annual benefit at the 34th International Festival of Authors (IFOA) on October 24, 2013.
In a world where hundreds of writers and journalists are threatened and freedom of expression and liberal democracy face an uncertain future, you, as a patron, can help to defend these freedoms as a ...
On Sunday, October 29, Ageless International Film Festival, HotDocs, PEN Canada, Rainbow Railroad, & the Centre for Free Expression present an event in celebration of freedom of expression. The second ...
N.B. If you are making a gift of securities from an estate, please contact the office, rather than following the instructions below. Donate stocks and securities and get a bigger tax benefit! If you ...