The national organization of
professionally published writers.

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.
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Yann Martel photo by Emma Love Photography
Yann Martel
Novelist (Photo: Emma Love Photography)
We all need to stand up for ourselves. TWUC makes it easy for writers to do so.

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
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Welcome to Bleeding Hearts Valley, a standalone series of interconnected thrillers in one twisted midwestern suburb.An abandoned apartment holds deadly secrets.When Graham Hall, owner of "Hall it Away" junk removal services, steps into an abandoned apartment, he expects to take out the…

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