BPC Announces 2018 Freedom to Read Week Poster Illustrator
The Book and Periodical Council is thrilled to announce our poster illustrator for FTRW 2018: JEFF LEMIRE! Jeff is an illustrator and graphic novelist whose work includes the Essex Countytrilogy, The...
View ArticleDesmond Cole wins 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for freedom of expression
Desmond Cole wins 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for freedom of expression Desmond Cole has won the 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize. The $1,000 prize is awarded annually to an individual or group...
View ArticleVickery Bowles Wins OLA’s Les Fowlie Intellectual Freedom Award
TORONTO, ON (February 3rd, 2018): Vickery Bowles, Toronto Public Library’s City Librarian, is the recipient of the 2018 Ontario Library Association Les Fowlie Intellectual Freedom Award, given in...
View ArticleAnnouncing Freedom to Read Week 2018: February 25 – March 3
Toronto, February 20, 2018 — The Book and Periodical Council (BPC) and its Freedom of Expression Committee are pleased to announce the 34th annual Freedom to Read Week (FTRW) in Canada. A national...
View ArticleAnnouncing Our Freedom to Read Champion: Dorothy Macnaughton
We are thrilled to announce this year’s Freedom to Read Champion, Dorothy Macnaughton. “Traditionally, when people talk about freedom to read, they talk about censorship: book burning, book banning and...
View ArticleAuthor Gary Geddes wins Freedom to Read Award
Veteran author and human rights activist honoured by The Writers’ Union of Canada Toronto – The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is proud to announce that Gary Geddes (author, poet, anthologist and...
View ArticleWorld Press Freedom Day 2018
World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO’s General Conference. Since then, 3 May, the anniversary of the Declaration...
View ArticleCFLA-FCAB Applauds Federal Government’s Response to “Protection of Net...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GATINEAU, July 4, 2018 – The Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB) applauds the federal government’s...
View ArticleFreedom to Read Week Marks 35th Anniversary
National event celebrates free expression, encourages discussion “The freedom to read is important,” say Michelle Arbuckle and Marg Anne Morrison, co-chairs of the Freedom of Expression Committee....
View ArticleAuthor Jael Richardson Shares Freedom to Read Award with the Festival of...
Toronto – The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is pleased to announce that Jael Richardson and the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) share the 2019 Freedom to Read Award. The award is presented...
View ArticleAnnouncing Freedom to Read Week 2020: February 23-29
Events and activities across Canada celebrate freedom of expression, challenge censorship. Freedom to Read Week encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual...
View ArticleAnnouncing Our Freedom to Read Champion: Dorothy Macnaughton
We are thrilled to announce this year’s Freedom to Read Champion, Dorothy Macnaughton. “Traditionally, when people talk about freedom to read, they talk about censorship: book burning, book banning and...
View ArticleAuthor Gary Geddes wins Freedom to Read Award
Veteran author and human rights activist honoured by The Writers’ Union of Canada Toronto – The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is proud to announce that Gary Geddes (author, poet, anthologist and...
View ArticleWorld Press Freedom Day 2018
World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO’s General Conference. Since then, 3 May, the anniversary of the Declaration...
View ArticleCFLA-FCAB Applauds Federal Government’s Response to “Protection of Net...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GATINEAU, July 4, 2018 – The Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB) applauds the federal government’s...
View ArticleFreedom to Read Week Marks 35th Anniversary
National event celebrates free expression, encourages discussion “The freedom to read is important,” say Michelle Arbuckle and Marg Anne Morrison, co-chairs of the Freedom of Expression Committee....
View ArticleAuthor Jael Richardson Shares Freedom to Read Award with the Festival of...
Toronto – The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is pleased to announce that Jael Richardson and the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) share the 2019 Freedom to Read Award. The award is presented...
View ArticleAUTHOR AND LITERARY PERFORMER IVAN COYOTE WINS FREEDOM TO READ AWARD
Media Release courtesy: The Writers’ Union of Canada The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is pleased to announce that author Ivan Coyote is the recipient of the 2020 Freedom to Read Award. The award is...
View ArticleCanada’s Freedom to Read Week: February 21–27, 2021
Toronto, February 19, 2021 — The Book and Periodical Council and its Freedom of Expression Committee are pleased to announce the 37th annual Freedom to Read Week (FTRW) in Canada. This year’s program...
View ArticleAuthor David A. Robertson Wins Freedom to Read Award
February 19, 2021 — The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is pleased to announce that Manitoba author David A. Robertson is the recipient of the 2021 Freedom to Read Award. The award is presented...
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