John Ralston Saul, Russell Banks, and Elena Poniatowska from PEN American Center, Marian Botsford Fraser from PEN Canada, and many others from PEN International and centers in Europe and Asia are traveling to Mexico City this week in support of the Mexican press and their freedom of expression. We’ll be publishing dispatches from the event here throughout the week.
#PENProtesta on TwitterMarian Botsford Fraser is the Chair of the Writers in Prison Committee, PEN International. She is an award-winning Canadian writer, journalist, critic and broadcaster, the author of three non-fiction books, and Books Editor of MOR Magazine (Canada). Her work has appeared in Granta, The Walrus, the Globe and Mail and many other publications. She is a former President of PEN Canada and lives in Toronto, Canada.