The Rt Hon Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer KC 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AB June 24, 2025 Dear Prime Minister, We are writing as a coalition of 33 organizations deeply concerned about detained ...

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 ...

The 2024/2025 annual report, I Hope This Letter Finds You Well, explores the power of letter writing as a tool of connection ...

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 ...

The Writers for Peace Committee, founded in 1984, is a committee of PEN International. Each year, the committee meets in Bled, Slovenia, with this year’s meeting (April 7-10, 2025) focusing on the ...

This letter first appeared in our March 2025 newsletter. You can subscribe to PEN Canada’s monthly newsletter to receive the latest free expression news and hear about our PEN community. Now, more ...

Do you know someone who has upheld freedom of expression in Canada? The PEN Canada Ken Filkow Prize is an annual award which recognizes an individual or group who has advanced freedom of expression in ...

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 The award encourages new writing and provides a space for unpublished writers (age 17 and over).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

Amid rising political tensions between the U.S. and Canada, and escalating threats of a broader trade war, the downstream effects of tariffs on writers, readers, publishers, and booksellers will be ...

We write from PEN Canada, PEN America and the Artists at Risk Connection, nonpartisan organizations that defend freedom of speech, to express our concern about the abrupt cancellation of an exhibit by ...

PEN Canada is now accepting English-language submissions for the 2025 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The annual award supports and celebrates emerging talent in Canadian literature. Unpublished ...