Le communiqué de la FCAB contient des erreurs préjudiciables
Sep 6, 2023
Le 14 août, la Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (FCAB) a publié un communiqué sur son site Web intitulé « Don’t Blame Copyright for Declining Revenue. It Won’t Help Authors. » (Inutile d’attribuer la baisse de revenus au droit d’auteur. Cela… Read More
CFLA Statement Contains Damaging Inaccuracies
Sep 6, 2023
On August 14, the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) published a statement on their website entitled Don’t Blame Copyright for Declining Revenue. It Won’t Help Authors. The statement contains a litany of inaccurate assertions about copyright law and the… Read More
Concern for Yellowknife and Kelowna Wildfire Evacuees
Aug 18, 2023
Statement: National Council and staff are deeply concerned for Union members and all NWT and BC residents displaced by the Yellowknife and Kelowna-area evacuations. We will work to connect with every member from these regions, and check on their well-being. Stay safe,… Read More
Internet Archive Settlement Protects Market for Existing eBooks
Aug 18, 2023
Statement: The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is pleased overall with the negotiated consent judgment terms announced this week between US publishers and San Francisco’s Internet Archive (IA), concerning the IA’s ongoing practice of scanning physical books and making those… Read More
Copyright Agency Gutted by Canada’s Ineffective Copyright Laws
Jul 13, 2023
Writers Shut Out of Collective Action by Government’s Failure to Act The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is deeply concerned by the news that Canada’s Copyright Licensing Agency, Access Copyright, will be reducing staff and services over the coming months. After years of… Read More
Winners Announced for the 26th Danuta Gleed Literary Award
May 25, 2023
The Writers’ Union of Canada announced today that Kim Fu is the recipient of the $10,000 prize for the 26th annual Danuta Gleed Literary Award, recognizing the best first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author published in 2022 in the English language. Of Kim Fu’s… Read More
Erin Soros' "Please Don't Do This To Me" Wins $2,500 Prize — The Writers' Union of Canada's 30th Annual Short Prose Competition
May 25, 2023
The Writers' Union of Canada is pleased to announce that Erin Soros has won the $2,500 cash prize for its 30th annual Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers, for the best story under 2,500 words, with her piece “Please Don’t Do This to Me.” In addition,… Read More
Solidarity with Screenwriters
May 3, 2023
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) joins with our creative colleagues in support of film and television writers taking to the picket lines today in the United States. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has voted to begin strike action… Read More
Short List Announced for the 2022 Danuta Gleed Literary Award
May 3, 2023
The Writers' Union of Canada is pleased to announce the short list of nominees for the 26th annual DANUTA GLEED LITERARY AWARD. The Award recognizes the best first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author published in 2022 in the English language. The Award consists of… Read More
Federal Budget Ignores Copyright Market Failure
Apr 3, 2023
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is extremely disappointed this week’s Federal Budget failed to deliver on previous promises to fix Canada’s broken copyright market framework, and to address cultural sector needs in key funding areas. Neither budget delivered since the 2021… Read More
