Federal Budget Represents a Net Loss for Cultural Workers
Apr 18, 2024
With the release of Budget 2024, the federal government has again failed to deliver on specific and longstanding promises to repair the market for books and writing in Canada. “We are dismayed at having our concerns ignored,” said Danny Ramadan, Chair of The Writers’ Union of… Read More
Canadian writers and publishers urge government to increase the Canada Book Fund and Public Lending Right in Budget 2024
Apr 9, 2024
A coalition of Canadian writing and publishing organizations have sent the following public letter to Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, in advance of Budget 2024. Ministers, We write… Read More
Canada’s Copyright Marketplace is Broken
Feb 29, 2024
Canadian copyright has been in market failure for over a decade now. Writers and publishers in this country have seen over $200 million in earned income from educational copying siphoned away from our small businesses, with no attendant benefit to students or teachers. A… Read More
Embattled Journalist Brandi Morin Wins Freedom to Read Award
Feb 22, 2024
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is pleased to announce that author and journalist Brandi Morin is the recipient of TWUC’s 2024 Freedom to Read Award. Morin is a writer of Cree, Iroquois, and French origin from Treaty 6 territories in Alberta. She has won multiple awards for… Read More
Writer Removed from Panel at Supreme Court of Canada
Feb 23, 2024
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is concerned that renowned Canadian poet, El Jones, and two other speakers were removed at the last moment from a presentation panel organized for law clerks at the Supreme Court of Canada. The website Rabble.ca reported (February 7, 2024)… Read More
In Memoriam — Brian Brett (1950–2024)
Feb 15, 2024
Brian Brett, former Chair of The Writers’ Union of Canada (2005-06), died on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 in Vancouver. Here, he is remembered by his many friends in the Union. The Union asked author William Deverell to write a lead In Memoriam for his close friend, and several… Read More
The Book Industry Speaks Out on Artificial Intelligence and Copyright
Jan 15, 2024
As part of the ongoing public consultation on generative artificial intelligence and copyright, book industry associations are reminding the Canadian government of the crucial importance of regulating the responsible development of artificial intelligence and ensuring effective… Read More
TWUC Invites Submissions for the 2024 Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers
Dec 8, 2023
The Writers' Union of Canada invites submissions to its 31st annual Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers. Unpublished works of fiction and nonfiction up to 2,500 words in English are eligible, and writers may submit multiple entries. A $2,500 prize will be awarded to the… Read More
Révision de la Loi sur le droit d’auteur
Nov 30, 2023
Le milieu du livre sollicite une rencontre d’urgence avec les honorables ministres St-Onge et Champagne Le milieu canadien du livre se réjouit qu’un nouveau rapport de la Chambre des communes dévoilé la semaine dernière soutienne sa revendication que… Read More
Review of the Copyright Act
Nov 30, 2023
The Book Industry Requests an Urgent Meeting with Honourable Ministers St-Onge and Champagne The Canadian book industry is pleased that a new report from the House of Commons, released last week, supports its claim that the Government of Canada should… Read More
