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The Union is accepting mentee applications for Creating Mentorship for Deaf and Disabled Writers! This is a free, one-on-one mentorship program. Extended Deadline: November 2, 2026.
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Ian Williams
Poet and Fiction Writer (Photo: Justin Morris)
More than ever, as isolation threatens to become the norm, I appreciate how the Writers' Union preserves a community of writers.
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The Writers’ Union of Canada presents webinars on a range of craft and business topics for writers. All TWUC webinars are closed captioned. Learn more about accessibility at the Union. The following webinars are open to the public; members of the Union can find special member-exclusive webinars and recordings in the TWUC Member Portal.
Member Announcement
Oct. 26 2026
Quebec Writers' Federation
LTAC, QWF, and UNEQ are pleased to announce a new annual mentorship program for literary translators. The National Literary Translation Mentorships—open to emerging and established literary translators working from French into English or from English into French, based anywhere in Canada—are now…
