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PEN Canada is seeking nominations from peers and civil society partners for two annual awards: the Ken Filkow Prize, for ...
The 2024/2025 annual report, I Hope This Letter Finds You Well, explores the power of letter writing as a tool of connection ...
Your experiences are your strength. You don’t need to have everything figured out—just begin.” This is the advice Robina ...
Nicolás Maduro Moros Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Jorge Rodríguez Gómez Presidency of the National ...
PEN Canada unequivocally condemns the Alberta government’s decision to pursue policies that are likely to lead to widespread ...
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 ...
Bo Xilai, the former boss of the Chongqing Communist Party, was recently sacked after a corruption scandal involving his family. Jiang Weiping, an Honorary Member of PEN Canada, is a Chinese ...
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 ...
“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 ...