Since the inception of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Network, we have secured residencies for many writers in exile. Below is a list of past, current and upcoming placements.
- Acadia University, Wolfville
Benjamín Santamaría Ochoa, Mexico - Writer in Residence, 2004-05
- Banff Centre for the Arts
Sasan Ghahreman, Iran - Leighton Studios, 2005
Andrea Hila, Albania - International Literary Translation Centre, 2005
Goran Simic, Bosnia - Fleck Fellow, 2004
Saboor Siasang, Afghanistan - Leighton Studios, 2003
- Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy of the Institut Canadien, Quebec City
Gérard Alexis, Haiti - Writer in Residence, 2005-06
- Carleton University, Ottawa
Sheng Xue, China - Writer in Residence, 2007
Amatoritsero Ede, Nigeria - Writer in Residence, 2005-06*
- George Brown College, Toronto
Mir Hussain Mahdavi, Afghanistan - Lecturer in Residence, 2006
Aaron Berhane, Eritrea - Lecturer in Residence, 2005
Benjamín Santamaría Ochoa, Mexico - Lecturer in Residence, 2004
- Laurentian University and Université de Sudbury, Sudbury
Hassan Chérif Kala, Chad - Lecturer/Writer in Residence, 2005-06, 2006-07
- Massey College, University of Toronto
Fereshteh Molavi, Iran - Scholar at Risk, 2006-07
Reza Baraheni, Iran - Scholar at Risk, 1999-present
Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Ethiopia - Scholar at Risk, 1999-2001
Goran Simic, Bosnia - Scholar at Risk, 1997
- McMaster University, Hamilton
Nooshin Salari, Iran - Writer in Residence, 2006
- Owen Sound, City of
Saghi Ghahraman, Iran - Writer in Residence, Fall 2005
- Ryerson University, Toronto
Efrem G. Medhin, Eritrea - Creative non-fiction course, 2007
Sheng Xue, China - Creative non-fiction course, 2006
Tahir Gora, Pakistan - Creative non-fiction course, 2005
- Sheila Copps & Associates, Hamilton
Joao de Almeida Domingos, Angola - Indefinite use of writing space at office (2006)
Nooshin Salari, Iran - Indefinite use of writing space at office (2005)
- Toronto, City of
Luis Alberto Matta, Colombia - City of Toronto/PEN Canada Writer in Exile Fellowship (2007)
Emma Beltrán (Mexico), Rajah (Sri Lanka) and Oscar Vigil (El Salvador) - Writers in residence (Winter 2006/07)
Jackleen Hanna (Syria), Andrea Hila (Albania) and Benjamín Santamaría (Mexico) - Writers in residence (Autumn 2006)
Petronila Cleto (Philippines), Gordana Icevska (Macedonia) and Sheng Xue (China) - Writers in residence (Summer 2006)
- Trent University, Peterborough
Benjamín Santamaría Ochoa, Mexico - Writer in Residence, 2003
- University of Guelph
Goran Simic, Bosnia - Writer in Residence, 2006-07*
- University of King's College, Halifax
Genc Tirana, Albania - Writer in Residence, 2005-06*
- University of Saskatchewan
Ameera Javeria, Pakistan - PEN Canada/RBC Writer's Fellowship for New Canadians, 2006-2007
- University of Toronto
Reza Baraheni, Iran - Centre for Comparative Literature, ongoing
- University of Windsor
Emma Beltrán, Mexico - Writer in Residence, 2006
- York University, Toronto
Tesfaye Kumsa, Ethiopia - Master of Arts, Communications; tuition waived
Reza Baraheni, Iran - Writer in Residence at Winters College, 2005-06, 2006-07
* The Author Residencies program of the Canada Council for the Arts provided funding for these placements.
