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GETTING PUBLISHED
Finished your first manuscript? Part way through a promising work-in-progress? Have a great idea for a story? Getting published can be a challenge, but TWUC is here to help. Read our free Getting Published FAQs to understand your next steps.
Emma Donoghue
Novelist, Short Story Writer, Screenwriter
In such an odd and isolated profession as writing, the advice, support, and solidarity offered by TWUC is invaluable.
Photo: Mark Reynes Roberts
HOW TWUC SUPPORTS OUR MEMBERS
- Powerful advocacy in support of writers’ rights
- Connection with a community of professional writers across the country
- Increased income opportunities through public and school readings programs
- Free professional development resources and how-to guides
- Access to dedicated staff for contract advice and grievance assistance
JURY ANNOUNCED and CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ISSUED FOR THE 24th ANNUAL DANUTA GLEED LITERARY AWARD
The Writers’ Union of Canada and the Gleed family are pleased to announce the jury for the $10,000 Danuta Gleed Literary Award, Canada’s pre-eminent award for the best first...
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The Old Songs
Madeline Coopsammy
Te Old Songs is a coming of age novel set in Trinidad in the Caribbean when the island was still a British colony.Novelist and esteemed Toronto academic and critic, Ramabai Espinet has labelled it a Bildungsroman. Espinet says the novel is " an entertaining and insightful romp through the Trinidad...
