Books and Biscotti Literary Series: Italian-Canadian Literature in Trnaslation

Darlene MADOTT | POSTED: May 13, 2022

Member Activity

Darlene Madott will be performing an excerpt from "Cooking Sicilian with Concetta in a time of Pandemic" (an Accenti Magazine finalist) with translation by Maria Pia Spadaforaq, along with fellow TWUC… More

Reminder: May 10 reading, Climbing the Rain

Marvyne Jenoff | POSTED: May 7, 2022

Literary Reading or Event

It would lovely to see some of you in person as I read from my new poetry book, Climbing the Rain in the Art Bar Poetry Series. Louise Carson and Keith Garebian are also on the program.… More

Publication Day has Arrived!

Joanna Kafarowski
POSTED: May 7, 2022

New Publication

I am thrilled to announce that my second biography, "Antarctic Pioneer The Trailblazing Life of Jackie Ronne" has just been published by Dundurn Press. This is the first biography of a female… More

Harking Wins Gold

George Mercer | POSTED: May 6, 2022

Member Activity

George Mercer’s fifth book Harking is the 2022 Gold Medal recipient for Best Regional Fiction (Western Canada) at the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Over the past 5 years, all five books… More

Terri Favro's sci-fi novel "The Sisters Sputnik" goes into orbit

Terri Favro
POSTED: May 3, 2022

New Publication

The Sisters Sputnik is the sequel to Terri Favro's 2017 novel Sputnik's Children, a Globe 100 Book  longlisted for CBC Canada Reads and shortlisted for the Sunburst Prize for Excellence in… More

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR BIPOC WRITERS CONNECT 2022

The Writers' Union of Canada | POSTED: May 2, 2022

Call For Submissions

This virtual conference for Black, Indigenous, and racialized emerging writers is your chance to connect with industry professionals, established authors, and fellow emerging writers — all in one… More

Submissions Open for 2022 Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers

The Writers' Union of Canada | POSTED: Apr 20, 2022

The Writers' Union of Canada invites submissions to its 29th annual Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers. Unpublished works of fiction and nonfiction up to 2,500 words in English are eligible,… More

Job Opportunity: Write Magazine Editor

The Writers' Union of Canada | POSTED: Apr 20, 2022

The Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC) is seeking an Editor for its quarterly member-magazine Write. The position is open to members of TWUC (with the exception of those members on National Council… More

Readings by Poet Laureates across Ontario in celebration of National Poetry Month. Apr 21, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. EDT Virtual on Zoom, Register to attend the event. Al Moritz –… More

Poem in Your Pocket Reading at Atwater Poetry Project (April 19)

Anna Yin | POSTED: Apr 13, 2022

Literary Reading or Event

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 from 7:00 to 8:15 pm EDT Poem in Your Pocket Day at Atwater Poetry Project To celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day/ La Journée du poème à porter, readings by… More