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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $20.1 million in writing and publishing throughout Canada.

	The Ontario Arts Council is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

To learn more about individual writers, please visit our member pages.

Writers are one of the foundations of the cultural sector that supports the publishing industry in Canada. Writers tell the story of Canada and help drive the economy: while writers provide what goes on the pages, printers can print, publishers can publish, and bookstores can sell. The Writers' Union of Canada is comprised of over 1,600 of Canada's professional fiction and nonfiction trade book authors. Our writers provide services to aspiring writers with our Manuscript Evaluation Service and Ghost Writing Service.

To access information about how to become a writer, please see our publications page.

TWUC also offers Professional Development Workshops that shed light on the business of writing in Canada.

Find out how to become a member of TWUC.