# Event Details

- **Event Name**: PEN Canada Awards Night
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: A night celebrating a year of advocacy, literature and free expression, featuring poetry readings from emerging Toronto voices.About this EventPlease join PEN Canada at our annual awards ceremony on Friday November 28 in Toronto, celebrating a year of advocacy, literature and free expression.ABOUT THE EVENINGIra Wells will emcee the evening, with readings readings from members of the PEN community. Most importantly, we gather to celebrate the recipients of these three prizes:RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award for an exceptional, unpublished Canadian writer. The award is funded by the RBC Emerging Artists Program, which supports the arts and the role they play in building vibrant communities and strong economies.Ken Filkow Prize for a Canadian individual or organization that has fought courageously for freedom of expression in Canada, at the expense of their own safety or reputation.Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize for a Canadian individual or organization that has provided significant help to a writer or journalist outside Canada who has faced threats, violence, harassment, or imprisonment for reporting or commenting on issues of public interest.Light refreshments will be available from 6:00-6:30 p.m., before the show starts.This event is FREE and open to the public. RSVP is required.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/pen-canada-awards-night/100001902334757469
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Toronto
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: William Doo Auditorium
- **lat**: 43.6611815
- **long**: -79.40099359999999
- **full address**: William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is PEN Canada Awards Night being held?
  - **A:** PEN Canada Awards Night takes place on Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 pm at William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing PEN Canada Awards Night?
  - **A:** PEN Canada Awards Night is organized by PEN Canada.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** PEN Canada Awards Night is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Toronto, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If PEN Canada Awards Night sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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