BPC Bulletin: Banoo Zan Wins Freedom to Read Award
News Reports and Commentary Selected by Franklin Carter of the Book and Periodical Council’s Freedom of Expression Committee.
Bänoo Zan, an Iranian-born poet in Toronto, has won the Freedom to Read Award of the Writers’ Union of Canada.
PRESS RELEASE
The Writers’ Union of Canada announces the award:
Poet and Presenter Bänoo Zan Wins Freedom to Read Award | The Writers' Union of Canada
REPORTAGE
In Quill & Quire, Cassandra Drudi reports:
Poet Bänoo Zan wins 2025 Freedom to Read Award - Quill and Quire
CBC Books reports:
Iranian Canadian poet Bänoo Zan wins 2025 Freedom to Read Award | CBC Books
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