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 5, 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
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 scans… Read More
In Memoriam — Dennis Reid (1943–2023)
Aug 1, 2023
With the death of art historian Dennis Reid, Canada has lost a major figure whose career spanned almost 60 years. In 1962, while studying at the University of Toronto, Reid met Stan Bevington, and with poet Wayne Clifford, they founded Coach House Press. The Press’ first title,… Read More
In Memoriam — Norman Reed Paterson (1926–2022)
Aug 1, 2023
Norm Paterson was a phenomenon. He died in December 2022, a month short of his 97th birthday. The morning I took him to hospital because his heartbeat went wonky, he was talking about doing a final tweaking of the manuscript he was working on — a short book called Climate Change… Read More
In Memoriam — Louis Melville (Mel) Atkey (1958–2022)
Aug 1, 2023
Mel Atkey was a composer and lyricist, who wrote two books on musical theatre: Broadway North: The Dream of a Canadian Musical Theatre and A Million Miles from Broadway: Musical Theatre Beyond New York and London. He also wrote When We Both Got to Heaven, a book on his… 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
