Solidarity with Screenwriters
May 2, 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
In Memoriam — Vanessa Grant Oltmann (1946–2023)
May 1, 2023
Vanessa Grant Oltmann, 76, of Nanaimo, BC, passed away on April 26, 2023, after suffering a stroke. She passed peacefully, surrounded by her family in Nanaimo General Hospital. Vanessa was born on December 7, 1946 to William Douglas Grant and Patricia Grant in Guelph,… Read More
Short List Announced for the 2022 Danuta Gleed Literary Award
Apr 26, 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
Mar 31, 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
Publishers and Writers Win Important Decision Against Internet Archive
Mar 27, 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 1, 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
Nov 15, 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
Nov 1, 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
