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Atefeh Khademolreza awarded 2025 PEN Canada-Humber Writers-in-Exile Scholarship
Atefeh Khademolreza, an Iranian-Canadian writer and filmmaker, is the recipient of the 2025 PEN Canada Humber Writers-in-Exile Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to a member of the PEN Canada …
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Voices of Freedom reading series: June edition
Step into an afternoon of inspiration and storytelling as we present Voices of Freedom at Hirut Jazz Cafe in Toronto’s east end. This reading series, hosted by the Writers in …
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Take Action for Andrzej Poczobut: International Mother Language Day 2025
“Andrzej Poczobut, a voice for the silenced, is paying a devastating price for his unwavering commitment to truth and justice. Locked away, deprived of the very freedoms he seeks to …
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TIFA 2022 — The Freedom to Write and to Read: Standing with Salman Rushdie
“Free Speech is the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.” — Salman Rushdie PEN Canada, Penguin Random House Canada, Toronto International Festival of Authors and Writers’ Trust of Canada …
