
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The Union invites submissions to its 32nd annual Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers. A $2,500 prize will be awarded to the winner. Deadline: February 17, 2025.
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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.
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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.
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
- Be paid to mentor, or be mentored by, another writer through the Union's Mentorship Microgrants
- Access to dedicated staff for contract advice and grievance assistance
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Jan. 23 2025
Sheila Stewart
My third poetry collection, If I Write About My Father, is about my relationship with my father, a Northern Irish Presbyterian minister who immigrated to Canada and joined the United Church. It's available through Ekstasis Editions and can be ordered through your favourite independent bookstore.