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 ...

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 ...

PEN Canada. PEN Canada celebrates literature, defends freedom of expression and aids writers in peril.

Read what others are saying about PEN Canada. Jimmy Lai receives PEN Canada One Humanity Award CFHK Foundation | October 17, 2024 Afghan Canadian Robina… ...

Given the enormous size of the U.S. book market relative to the Canadian market, and the pervasiveness of U.S. cultural trends, what happens in the United States affects Canadian writers and Canadian ...

PEN Canada was founded in 1983. We are a nonpartisan organization of writers and readers. One of our central roles is to defend the right to freedom of expression. We raise our voices against domestic ...

“There’s a lot of emotion unsaid between my family and myself,” Christine Wu says over a call, reaching us from her maritime home in Kjipuktuk (Halifax). She is speaking of her immigrant parents and ...

March 30, 2025 | 2:00 PM Hirut Jazz Cafe, 2050 Danforth Avenue, Toronto Free admission | open to the public. Step into an afternoon of inspiration and storytelling as we present Voices of Freedom at ...

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 ...

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 ...

PEN Canada is now accepting English-language submissions for the 2025 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The annual award supports and celebrates emerging talent in Canadian literature. Unpublished ...

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 expression work, including ...