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PEN Canada, PEN America, and PEN Québec joined today in a united call for books and literature to flow freely across our shared border.
Amid rising political tensions between the U.S. and Canada, and escalating threats of a broader trade war, the downstream ...
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Joint letter to the Art Museum of the Americas | PEN Canada, PEN America and Artists at Risk Connection
When institutions silence voices and go along to get along, the world becomes more dangerous. We stand ardently for freedom ...
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Joint letter to the Museum of the Americas | PEN Canada, PEN America and Artists at Risk Connection
Art Museum of the Americas 201 18th St NW Washington, DC 20006 To the Executive Director and members of the board, the Museum ...
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PEN Canada celebrates literature, defends freedom of expression and aids writers in peril.
Amid rising political tensions between the U.S. and Canada, and escalating threats of a broader trade war, the downstream effects of tariffs on writers, readers, publishers, and booksellers will be … ...
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Biographies of Board Members and Advisory Council Members
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, ...
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Tag: Ontario
PEN Canada condemns the Ontario government’s use of the Notwithstanding Clause to impose restrictions on third-party political advertising for a full twelve months before a provincial election.
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Canadian Issues
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. In 2024, PEN International raised concerns ...
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Tag: memoir
PEN Canada nominates Nadine Sander-Green for the 2015 PEN International New Voices Award PEN Canada is pleased to announce short-story writer Nadine Sander-Green as the 2015 Canadian nominee for the … ...
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Join PEN – QWF
JOIN PEN CANADA TODAY — FOR QWF MEMBERS ONLY! PEN Canada is pleased to offer a discounted rate of membership to members of the Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF). The usual cost of membership is $75.
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PEN Canada policy on diversity and inclusivity
PEN Canada is a nonpartisan charity that celebrates literature, defends freedom of expression and helps exiled writers to establish new lives in Canada. PEN Canada believes that literature is the ...