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Submissions for the 27th Annual Danuta Gleed Literary Award are now open and the jury has been announced. All submissions must be received by January 31, 2024.
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Lawrence Hill
Novelist, Essayist, Memoirist
The Writers’ Union is a valuable and indispensable organization that deserves the support of writers across Canada.
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Nov. 16 2023
“It’s a very sad thing to walk in the sand and see the tide erase your footprints like you’ve never been there at all.” Patricia (Paddy) wrote these words long before she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Her husband Frank O’Keeffe documents their lives and shared adventures over their…
