In Memoriam — Louis Melville (Mel) Atkey (1958–2022)
Aug 1, 2023
Mel Atkey was a composer and lyricist, who wrote two books on musical theatre: Broadway North: The Dream of a Canadian Musical Theatre and A Million Miles from Broadway: Musical Theatre Beyond New York and London. He also wrote When We Both Got to Heaven, a book on his… Read More
Copyright Agency Gutted by Canada’s Ineffective Copyright Laws
Jul 13, 2023
Writers Shut Out of Collective Action by Government’s Failure to Act The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is deeply concerned by the news that Canada’s Copyright Licensing Agency, Access Copyright, will be reducing staff and services over the coming months. After years of… Read More
Winners Announced for the 26th Danuta Gleed Literary Award
May 25, 2023
The Writers’ Union of Canada announced today that Kim Fu is the recipient of the $10,000 prize for the 26th annual Danuta Gleed Literary Award, recognizing the best first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author published in 2022 in the English language. Of Kim Fu’s… Read More
Erin Soros' "Please Don't Do This To Me" Wins $2,500 Prize — The Writers' Union of Canada's 30th Annual Short Prose Competition
May 25, 2023
The Writers' Union of Canada is pleased to announce that Erin Soros has won the $2,500 cash prize for its 30th annual Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers, for the best story under 2,500 words, with her piece “Please Don’t Do This to Me.” In addition,… Read More
Solidarity with Screenwriters
May 2, 2023
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) joins with our creative colleagues in support of film and television writers taking to the picket lines today in the United States. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has voted to begin strike action… Read More
In Memoriam — Vanessa Grant Oltmann (1946–2023)
May 1, 2023
Vanessa Grant Oltmann, 76, of Nanaimo, BC, passed away on April 26, 2023, after suffering a stroke. She passed peacefully, surrounded by her family in Nanaimo General Hospital. Vanessa was born on December 7, 1946 to William Douglas Grant and Patricia Grant in Guelph,… Read More
Short List Announced for the 2022 Danuta Gleed Literary Award
Apr 26, 2023
The Writers' Union of Canada is pleased to announce the short list of nominees for the 26th annual DANUTA GLEED LITERARY AWARD. The Award recognizes the best first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author published in 2022 in the English language. The Award consists of… Read More
Federal Budget Ignores Copyright Market Failure
Mar 31, 2023
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is extremely disappointed this week’s Federal Budget failed to deliver on previous promises to fix Canada’s broken copyright market framework, and to address cultural sector needs in key funding areas. Neither budget delivered since the 2021… Read More
Publishers and Writers Win Important Decision Against Internet Archive
Mar 27, 2023
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is very pleased with a US court decision last Friday against San Francisco’s Internet Archive (IA). US District Judge John Koeltl granted summary judgement to four publishers who brought suit against IA in action claiming massive, intentional… Read More
Government Recommits to Copyright Repair in Response to Union Petition
Mar 21, 2023
A petition initiated by The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC), and calling for immediate repair of Canada’s copyright framework, was read into Parliament yesterday by MP Julie Dabrusin (Toronto-Danforth). In response, the government stated it “seeks to ensure that Canada’s… Read More
