Publishers and Writers Win Important Decision Against Internet Archive
Apr 3, 2023
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is very pleased with a US court decision last Friday against San Francisco’s Internet Archive (IA). US District Judge John Koeltl granted summary judgement to four publishers who brought suit against IA in action claiming massive, intentional… Read More
Government Recommits to Copyright Repair in Response to Union Petition
Mar 21, 2023
A petition initiated by The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC), and calling for immediate repair of Canada’s copyright framework, was read into Parliament yesterday by MP Julie Dabrusin (Toronto-Danforth). In response, the government stated it “seeks to ensure that Canada’s… Read More
Author and Activist Farzana Doctor Wins 2023 Freedom to Read Award
Feb 17, 2023
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is pleased to announce that author and activist Farzana Doctor is the recipient of the 2023 Freedom to Read Award. The award is presented annually by TWUC in recognition of work that is passionately supportive of access to books and the… Read More
TWUC Invites Submissions for the 2023 Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers
Dec 2, 2022
The Writers' Union of Canada invites submissions to its 30th annual Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers. Unpublished works of fiction and nonfiction up to 2,500 words in English are eligible, and writers may submit multiple entries. A $2,500 prize will be awarded to the… Read More
Jury Announced and Call for Submissions Issued for the 26th Annual Danuta Gleed Literary Award
Dec 9, 2022
The Writers’ Union of Canada and the Gleed family are pleased to announce the jury for the $10,000 Danuta Gleed Literary Award, Canada’s pre-eminent award for the best first Canadian collection of short fiction in the English language, now celebrating its 26th year. This… Read More
Writers’ Union Pleased with US Decision to Block Publishing Merger
Dec 2, 2022
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is pleased with the US Federal Court decision to halt the proposed sale of Simon & Schuster, one of the “Big Five” publishers, to fellow multinational Penguin Random House. When the sale was first announced in early 2021, TWUC joined… Read More
Statement on Salman Rushdie
Dec 2, 2022
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) joins with authors around the world in shock and outrage at the attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie. TWUC is following Mr. Rushdie’s recovery closely, and we are heartened by the recent news of his progress despite devastating injuries.… Read More
Writers Around the World Support Legal Action Against Internet Archive
Dec 2, 2022
The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) has joined a US Authors Guild amicus brief filing in United States District Court, supporting the lawsuit of four prominent US publishers against the Internet Archive’s (IA) “controlled digital lending” scheme. TWUC has donated funds in… Read More
Who gets published in Canada?
Dec 2, 2022
A new author census continues the conversation on diversity in the publishing industry. Representation, recognition, identity all factor in literary careers. The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) has released Diversity in Canadian Writing: A 2020-2021 Snapshot, a report… Read More
Winners Announced for the 25th Danuta Gleed Literary Award
Dec 2, 2022
The Writers’ Union of Canada announced today that Arnolda Dufour Bowes is the recipient of the $10,000 first prize in the 25th annual Danuta Gleed Literary Award, recognizing the best first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author published in 2021 in the English… Read More
