2024 Short List Announced
TWUC is pleased to announce the short list of nominees for the 28th annual Danuta Gleed Literary Award, recognizing the best first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author published in 2024.
LEARN MORE
Getting published
Finished your first manuscript? Part way through a promising work-in-progress? Have a great idea for a story? Getting published can be a challenge, but TWUC is here to help. Read our free Getting Published FAQs to understand your next steps.
DOWNLOAD OUR GETTING PUBLISHED FAQS
Emma Donoghue
Novelist, Short Story Writer, Screenwriter (Photo: Mark Raynes Roberts)
In such an odd and isolated profession as writing, the advice, support, and solidarity offered by TWUC is invaluable.
HOW TWUC SUPPORTS OUR MEMBERS
- Powerful advocacy in support of writers’ rights
- Connection with a community of professional writers across the country
- Increased income opportunities through public and school readings programs
- Free professional development resources and how-to guides
- Be paid to mentor, or be mentored by, another writer through the Union's Mentorship Microgrants
- Access to dedicated staff for contract advice and grievance assistance
Upcoming Webinars
Member Announcement
May. 2 2025
Arnel Borras
Book Launch: Health and Health Care Inequities by Arnel BorrasThe Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is proud to host the Toronto launch of Health and Health Care Inequities by author and health care worker Arnel Borras. This powerful new book critically examines health inequities…
