Member Review
I joined The Writers’ Union of Canada because I am a poet and poets are orphans in our culture. I felt that the Union would provide me with a family of writers and a strong voice for our mutual concerns.
National Council & Staff
National Council
Marjorie Doyle, Chair
Eric Enno Tamm, First Vice-Chair
Ava Homa, Second Vice-Chair
Julia Lin, Treasurer
Sapha Burnell, British Columbia/Yukon Representative
Gail Sidonie Sobat, Alberta/Northwest Territories/Nunavut Representative
Anita Daher, Manitoba/Saskatchewan Representative
TBA, Ontario Representative
Shelagh Plunkett, Quebec Representative
Chuck Bowie, Atlantic Representative
Waubgeshig Rice, Advocate
Carmen Rodriguez, Advocate
Mary W. Walters, Advocate
Staff
John Degen, Executive Director
jdegen@writersunion.ca
416-703-8982 ext. 221
Siobhan O’Connor, Associate Director
soconnor@writersunion.ca
416-703-8982 ext. 222
Gaeby Abrahams, Fund Development & Projects Manager
gabrahams@writersunion.ca
416-703-8982 ext. 223
Valerie Laws, Office Administrator
info@writersunion.ca
416-703-8982 ext. 224
Nancy MacLeod, Membership & Donor Campaign Coordinator
nmacleod@writersunion.ca
416-703-8982 ext. 226
Gaeby Abrahams, Write advertising inquiries
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