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Contact us by phone at 416-703-8448 ext 2221; Send a cheque payable to PEN Canada to 401 Richmond St. W., Suite 244, Toronto, ON, M5V 3A8, Canada; or Fill out the form below. We offer discounted ...

The Humber School for Writers is seeking applications from PEN Canada’s Writers-in-Exile members for its Creative Writing ...

The RBC / PEN Canada New Voices Award is an annual prize that encourages new writing and celebrates the excellence of unpublished Canadians. The prize is open to all genres of writing: writers can ...

Ms. Teillet’s popular history, The North-West is Our Mother: The Story of Louis Riel’s People, the Métis Nation was one of the Globe & Mail’s top 100 books of 2019 and won the Carol Shield’s and ...

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 ...

Joan Leishman was a remarkable journalist, humanitarian, and cherished mentor to members of the PEN Canada Writers in Exile group. Created in her honour, the fund is the organization’s first fund ...

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 ...

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 ...

A community of journalists, poets, editors, translators, essayists and playwrights who have fled threats or persecution in their homelands related to their writing. PEN Canada provides solidarity and ...

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, ...

Georgio Russell and Anna Sokolova have won the 2025 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award. It is the first time the prize has been awarded to two writers. Each poet will receive a $3,000 cash prize and ...