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The Union is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Danuta Gleed Literary Award and the 2026 Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers.
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Emma Donoghue photo by Mark Raynes Roberts
Emma Donoghue
Novelist, Short Story Writer, Screenwriter (Photo: Mark Raynes Roberts)
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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.



18 Jun

2:00 pm ET
11:00 am PT

Author & Agent

A webinar to demystify the process of finding a literary agent.

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Member Announcement

Jun. 16 2026
Happy book birthday to THE PEACE THIEVES!

Brent van Staalduinen

I'm excited to announce the publication of THE PEACE THIEVES, my novel of the incredible human cost of Canada's tragic peacekeeping missions in the early 1990s and how those traumas linger in the present day. More details about the book and the upcoming Hamilton launch party on June 23 can be found…

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