PEN Canada - PEN Canada celebrates literature, defends freedom …
WEB6 days ago — Jimmy Lai, a journalist, writer, media publisher, and pro-democracy activist, has won PEN Canada’s One Humanity Award. Lai, who has been in solitary confinement since December 2020, is currently facing …
About - PEN Canada
WEBJul 9, 2024 — About. PEN Canada…. Helps free writers who are persecuted and, in many countries, imprisoned and tortured simply for expressing themselves. Fights censorship and defends the right to freedom of expression. PEN has intervened in a number of landmark legal cases in the name of journalistic integrity and artistic freedom. Educates Canadian ...
programs - PEN Canada
WEBMay 30, 2024 — If you would like more information about any of PEN Canada’s programs, please contact Brendan de Caires, Programs and Communications Coordinator, at 416 703 8448 x2224 or by email at bdecaires@pencanada.ca. PEN Canada works on behalf of writers, at home and abroad, who have been forced into …
Category: News - PEN Canada
WEBJimmy Lai to receive PEN Canada One Humanity Award. Jimmy Lai, a journalist, writer, media publisher, and pro-democracy activist, has won PEN Canada’s One Humanity Award. Lai, who has been in solitary confinement since December 2020, is …
Canadian and Legal Affairs - PEN Canada
WEBJul 9, 2024 — It is overseen by the Canadian and Legal Affairs Committee. From its inception, PEN Canada has defended the right to freedom of expression enshrined in article 2 (b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Our Canadian Issues Committee has fought censorship in more than 70 cases—from book seizures at the border and censorship in ...
Background - PEN Canada
WEBJul 9, 2024 — Background. We are the Canadian chapter of PEN International, founded in England in 1921 to represent “Poets, Essayists and Novelists.”. PEN International was conceived by Mrs. C.A. Dawson Scott and the first PEN Club was founded shortly thereafter in London by Mrs. Scott and John Galsworthy, who would become PEN International’s first ...
Submissions open for the 2024 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award
WEBMar 16, 2024 — PEN Canada is now accepting English-language submissions for the 2024 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The annual award supports and celebrates emerging talent in Canadian literature. Unpublished writers are encouraged to submit short stories, creative nonfiction, journalism, and poetry. The shortlisted submissions will be judged by a distinguished jury of Canadian writers.
Category: Poems - PEN Canada
WEBPEN Canada. PEN Canada celebrates literature, defends freedom of expression and aids writers in peril.
Annual & Special Reports - PEN Canada
WEBAnnual & Special Reports. SPECIAL REPORTS. Imposing Silence: The Use of India’s Laws to Suppress Free Speech , a report by PEN Canada, PEN International and the International Human Rights Program (IHRP) at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. Honduras: Journalism in the Shadow of Impunity , a report by PEN Canada, PEN International and ...
anthology - PEN Canada
WEBJul 9, 2024 — To maximize the amount that PEN Canada receives, you may also purchase the anthology directly from the PEN Canada office for $24.99 plus $19.49 shipping and handling. Please contact Theresa Johnson at 416 703 8448 ext 2221 to provide your credit card and mailing information. If you would like to have the anthology mailed to someone as a …