- Stories from refugee writers who have fled oppressive regimes in their home countries, told through first person essays and short stories. For the safety of the writers, their locations are not being shared.
- Emphasizes the contributors’ their hope, resilience, and the need to protect the freedom of the press.
- The book was conceived by the Writers in Exile Committee of PEN Canada, the Canadian center of PEN International which is dedicated to supporting and campaigning for writers who have been persecuted, imprisoned, and exiled for exercising their right to freedom of expression.
- The contributors are all exiled journalists who sought refuge in Canada while fleeing various oppressive regimes, forced to escape due to their writing. Editor Keith Ross Leckie has been a novelist and scriptwriter for over thirty years.- Some of the contributors in the anthology were featured in an award-winning documentary, The Cost of Freedom - Refugee Journalists in Canada. (http://www.tamarackproductions.com/thecostoffreedom)
- Stories from refugee writers who have fled oppressive regimes in their home countries, told through first person essays and short stories. For the safety of the writers, their locations are not being shared.
- Emphasizes the contributors’ their hope, resilience, and the need to protect the freedom of the press.
- The book was conceived by the Writers in Exile Committee of PEN Canada, the Canadian center of PEN International which is dedicated to supporting and campaigning for writers who have been persecuted, imprisoned, and exiled for exercising their right to freedom of expression.
- The contributors are all exiled journalists who sought refuge in Canada while fleeing various oppressive regimes, forced to escape due to their writing. Editor Keith Ross Leckie has been a novelist and scriptwriter for over thirty years.- Some of the contributors in the anthology were featured in an award-winning documentary, The Cost of Freedom - Refugee Journalists in Canada. (http://www.tamarackproductions.com/thecostoffreedom)