Written by Hoda Karimi Sadra. Hoda is dear friend of Joan Leishman and an exiled writer from Iran. Joan helped Hoda and her son Ali achieve refugee status with the Canadian Government and begin a ...

PEN Canada is heartbroken by the sudden passing of Joan Leishman, journalist and long-time advocate for refugee writers. b.

How do authors transform the raw material of a traumatic memory into a compelling fiction or nonfiction narrative? This was the task for 10 writers at a workshop last month. Each are members of the ...

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 ...

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), ...

PEN Canada joins 39 organizations and 132 individuals in a joint letter demanding a complete withdrawal of Bill C-2. The following letter was sent this week to Canadian authorities, including Prime ...

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.

For more than a decade, the RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award has recognized excellence in emerging, yet-to-be published Canadian writers. The 2025 prize is currently open for submissions — unpublished ...

Writers gather for sessions on the climate emergency and war. The 57th International Meeting of the Writers for Peace Committee this month hosted powerful witness and action in response to conflict ...

PEN Canada is accepting submissions for the 2025 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The award encourages new writing and provides a space for unpublished writers (age 17 and over).

PEN Canada, PEN America, and PEN Québec joined today in a united call for books and literature to flow freely across our shared border.