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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.
Yann Martel
Novelist
We all need to stand up for ourselves. TWUC makes it easy for writers to do so.
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
WRITERS DENOUNCE ARREST OF JOURNALISTS
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is pleased at the news that journalists Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano have been released from custody in British Columbia. TWUC joins with...
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Debut novel publication/Journey Prize longlist
Susan Sanford Blades
Susan Sanford Blades' debut novel, Fake It So Real (Nightwood) was published in October, 2020. One of the chapters from the novel was also included in the Journey Prize Stories 32: The Best of Canada's New Writers.
