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In a solitary occupation where community is hard to come by, The Writers’ Union of Canada provides that sense of belonging and, in no small measure, of protection. Individually, our concerns may not be heard; together we’re formidable. I’m thankful for our Union, and proud to be a member.
Member Profile
Richard Scrimger
Before he was thirty, Richard Scrimger had learned to walk, ride a bike, do crossword puzzles, make scrambled eggs and play the trumpet.* Next thing he knew he had four children to look after, so he decided he’d better learn how to write fiction. His best-known books, which feature a wisecracking alien living in the narrator's nose, have won awards in Canada and the United States, and been translated into a dozen languages. His latest offering is called From Charlie's Point Of View, and is told partly by a blind teenager. Now Richard is working on Into The Ravine, a book in which three boys go downriver on a raft and end up in jail. He'd better finish it soon, because his two oldest kids are almost ready for university. Some people write for a living. Richard writes for his life.
*Wait. Now that I think of it, it wasn't the trumpet. It was the saxophone.
