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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Kevin Chong
Fiction and Nonfiction Writer (Photo: Andrew Querner)
I wouldn't want to think of the kind of literary landscape we would be inhabiting without TWUC, and can only wishfully imagine the good work that could be accomplished if every Canadian writer became a part of it.
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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Oct. 31 2025
Helena Katz
Helena, a woman who has embraced life as though someone left the gate open, is proud to have given birth to her latest book. Dispatches from Canada's North is a memoir that delves into the question of "Where is home" as she leaves a trendy neighbourhood in downtown Montreal for life on a small…
