TORONTO, September 11, 2025 – Onder Deligoz, a journalist and writer from Turkey, has been chosen as the 2025 PEN ...

An evening of inspiration and storytelling with the Writers in Exile. This special 10th edition of the series will take place ...

Freedom of expression is a human right. Learn about our work to defend it in Canada and around the world with our ...

When writers find themselves in danger, PEN is there to help. We offer aid and assistance to writers living in exile and ...

We work to free imprisoned writers around the world. Get involved in defending writers who have been persecuted.

The Word On The Street is a national celebration of reading, writing, and literacy. Each year, the festival hosts hundreds of ...

The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN Canada is disturbed by the disappearance of Cardel journalist Sergio Landa ...

The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN Canada reiterates calls for information about detained writer Nuremuhamet Yasin ...

You can’t find a more end-to-end, sophisticated, low technology weapons system in the inventory,” warned Dallaire, noting ...

On Sept. 22, 2011 a sold-out crowd attended Liberty and the Arab Spring at the George Ignatieff theatre in Toronto. The event ...

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, ...

Read stories about writers in exile and writers in prison. Perspectives from around the world, and from those living in exile in Canada.