PEN Canada is a nonpartisan charity that celebrates literature, defends freedom of expression and helps exiled writers to ...

In 1994, at a moment when freedom of expression in Iran was no longer merely constrained but actively lethal, 134 Iranian writers issued an unusually concentrated manifesto titled We Are Writers.

Under total internet shutdown and informational darkness, we still do not know how the killing machine is operating, as it ...

The people of Iran need to be seen, to be heard, and to connect with the world. And we, writers, cannot remain as mere observers.

TORONTO, January 27, 2026 – PEN Canada is proud to announce the Joan Leishman Memorial Fund. It is the organization’s first fund dedicated to providing critical assistance and creating opportunities ...

Save-the-date for an evening of inspiration and storytelling from the PEN Writers in Exile. Readers to be announced.

Meanwhile, in official statements, Tehran’s Prosecutor General has described protesters as vandals and threatened they will face moharebe (waging war against God), a charge that is punishable by death ...

Journalist and broadcaster, Samira Mohyeddin is the 2025 recipient of the Ken Filkow Prize. The prize recognizes an individual or institution in Canada who has advanced freedom of expression in Canada ...

We, the undersigned civil society, human rights, and civil liberties organizations, academics, advocates, and representatives of equity-seeking communities, write to protest and reject the deeply ...

The main floor has limited seating for seating/mobility requirements. ASL interpretation will be provided. If you require accessible seating, or would like to reserve ASL seating in front of the ...