How do authors transform the raw material of a traumatic memory into a compelling fiction or nonfiction narrative? This was ...

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, ...

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

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. In their introduction, El Bachelany-Lynch writes, “For much ...

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.

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 ...

Do Canadian media truly reflect the voices and colours of everyone who lives here? They claim to embrace diversity, yet too often stage it as a spectacle: “Show us how you paint,” or “Tell us about ...

2025 Ken Filkow Prize Nomination Form Please use this form to submit your nomination for the 2025 PEN Canada Ken Filkow Prize. Nominees may be anyone — authors, journalists, public servants, ...

PEN Canada is deeply concerned by CTV’s abrupt cancellation of a planned election misinformation segment, following what appears to be pressure from online harassment. Earlier this month, journalist ...

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 The award encourages new writing and provides a space for unpublished writers (age 17 and over).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.