In an age marked by escalating conflict and war, human knowledge itself is increasingly endangered. Too often, the world ...

PEN Canada, Victoria University, and the Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) are pleased to invite applications for our Exiled Writer-in-Residence position for the 2026-2027 academic year (September ...

Save-the-date for our annual event, featuring writers with expert knowledge on emergent issues. Tickets on sale this fall.

Save the date for our annual awards ceremony, plus a special celebration of 100 years of PEN in Canada. Tickets on sale this ...

The annual award supports and celebrates emerging talent in Canadian literature. The contest is open to all genres of writing. There is no fee to submit. Unpublished writers are encouraged to submit ...

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 ...

Dear Prime Minister, Ministers, and Honourable Leaders of the Opposition, We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are writing to call for the complete withdrawal of Bill C-2, An Act ...

PEN Canada’s 2025 Ken Filkow Prize has been awarded to the journalist and broadcaster Samira Mohyeddin. The prize recognizes an individual or group whose work has advanced freedom of expression in ...

Ira Wells has been elected as president of PEN Canada. Wells is a critic, essayist, professor of literature, and author of three books, the latest of which, On Book Banning (Biblioasis, 2025), ...