Ira Wells has been elected as president of PEN Canada. Wells is a critic, essayist, professor of literature, and author of ...

PEN Canada is pleased to announce Ira Wells as the new president of PEN Canada. He was elected on Thursday, June 12, 2025 ...

The Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize is awarded for helping a foreign writer in danger, whether that’s through aid, assistance, finding a path to safety, or any number of ways that writers around the world ...

The 2024/2025 annual report, I Hope This Letter Finds You Well, explores the power of letter writing as a tool of connection and advocacy. Edited by poet and writer Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch, the ...

PEN Canada is seeking nominations from peers and civil society partners for two annual awards: the Ken Filkow Prize, for advancing freedom of expression in Canada, and the Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize, ...

June 9, 2025 Nicolás Maduro Moros Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Jorge Rodríguez Gómez Presidency of the National Assembly of Venezuela. We, the undersigned civil society ...

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 ...

Jimmy Lai is a pro-democracy campaigner, writer, and founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper. He has been imprisoned in solitary confinement since December 2020 and now faces prosecution ...

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. Book banning and challenges In 2024, PEN ...

Jiang Weiping on Bo Xilai 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 ...

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, ...

By Jennifer Lanthier 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 ...