Member Review
I joined the Writers' Union because it is a 'Union.' That is, it is an organization that responds to its membership and provides a forum for us to express and debate common concerns. It has been important to me, for example, to collectively consider issues such as the appropriation of voice, the representation of writers of colour, and the protection of the creative community.
News & Events
Event
Oct. 23 2018
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 – 6:30pm
Glad Day Bookshop499 Church Street, Toronto
The reading is PWYC (suggested $3-$5) and features a Q&A with the writers afterward. Books and refreshments are available for sale.
Venue is accessible.
Literary readings by:
Rocco de Giacomo
Priya Ramsingh... Read More
Press Release
Oct. 22 2018
For Immediate Release
A 27% drop in last three years suggests educational copying is devastating writers’ livelihoods.
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) today released the results of its 2018 income survey report. Entitled Diminishing Returns:... Read More
Call for Applications
Oct. 10 2018
Access Copyright’s Board of Directors play an integral role in ensuring the organization can carry out its social mission to facilitate content use for educational and professional purposes while ensuring that the original creators and publishers also benefit, so that they can continue creating new... Read More
Call for Applications
Oct. 10 2018
Is your organization involved in an upcoming event in Canada that seeks to expose Canadians to literary or artistic works? Perhaps you are planning a professional-development event for writers, visual artists, publishers and other cultural professionals?
If so, your organization may be eligible to... Read More
Press Release
Oct. 3 2018
For Immediate Release
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is pleased with the cultural implications of the new USMCA, and congratulates the Government of Canada on its unwavering support for Canada’s cultural workers during trade negotiations. The extension of the copyright term of protection to 70... Read More
Press Release
Sep. 13 2018
For Immediate Release
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is delighted with the results of this week’s European Parliament vote on a pathway to strong new laws for writers and other artistic creators in the internet age. The Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market passed with... Read More
Event
Aug. 27 2018
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 – 6:30pm
Literary readings by
Mehri Yalfani
Maia Caron
Clementine Morrigan
Emily Sanford
with special guest speaker
Poet and editor Bardia Sinaee on “How to Read a Poem”
Glad Day Bookshop499 Church Street, Toronto
PWYC (suggested $3-$5); Q&A with the writers... Read More
Call for Applications
Aug. 13 2018
A professional writer and/or storyteller is sought for the position of Writer/Storyteller‑in-Residence at the University of Manitoba's Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture. The three-month residency, from September 4 to December 4, 2019, will require the successful candidate to spend... Read More
Press Release
Jul. 30 2018
For Immediate Release
This month, Canada’s copyright licensing agency, Access Copyright, filed a Statement of Defence and Counterclaim in litigation launched against it by Ontario school boards and Ministries of Education from most provinces. The education sector launched this litigation earlier... Read More
Call for Applications
Jul. 30 2018
The Creative Writing Program at the University of British Columbia invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin July 1, 2019.
Requirements include: graduate degree ((Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing preferred, but a combination of a post-graduate... Read More
