Industry News – May 2024

May 17, 2024

The Latest on Writing and Publishing in Canada ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | FEDERAL BUDGET | GRAPHIC LITERATURE | INTERNATIONAL   ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Canada’s AI Initiatives Given Failing Grade An April 2024 report published in online academic… Read More

Canadian Writing and Publishing Organizations Advocate for Artificial Intelligence Regulations in Ottawa

May 2, 2024

La version française suit In honour of World Book and Copyright Day, a coalition of ten writing, publishing, and creator organizations from across the country convened in Ottawa this week to meet with parliamentarians and government officials on the opportunities and… Read More

Short List Announced for the 2023 Danuta Gleed Literary Award

Apr 23, 2024

The Writers' Union of Canada is pleased to announce the short list of nominees for the 27th annual Danuta Gleed Literary Award. The Award recognizes the best first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author published in 2023 in the English language. The Award… Read More

Federal Budget Represents a Net Loss for Cultural Workers

Apr 18, 2024

With the release of Budget 2024, the federal government has again failed to deliver on specific and longstanding promises to repair the market for books and writing in Canada. “We are dismayed at having our concerns ignored,” said Danny Ramadan, Chair of The Writers’ Union of… Read More

Canadian writers and publishers urge government to increase the Canada Book Fund and Public Lending Right in Budget 2024

Apr 9, 2024

A coalition of Canadian writing and publishing organizations have sent the following public letter to Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, in advance of Budget 2024.  Ministers, We write… Read More

Industry News – February 2024

Feb 29, 2024

The Latest on Writing and Publishing in Canada ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | INTERNATIONAL | LIBRARIES | MARKET STATS |   ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE Industry Canada Consults on Questions of AI Regulation and Copyright Throughout the… Read More

Canada’s Copyright Marketplace is Broken

Feb 28, 2024

Canadian copyright has been in market failure for over a decade now. Writers and publishers in this country have seen over $200 million in earned income from educational copying siphoned away from our small businesses, with no attendant benefit to students or teachers. A… Read More

Embattled Journalist Brandi Morin Wins Freedom to Read Award

Feb 21, 2024

The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is pleased to announce that author and journalist Brandi Morin is the recipient of TWUC’s 2024 Freedom to Read Award. Morin is a writer of Cree, Iroquois, and French origin from Treaty 6 territories in Alberta. She has won multiple awards for… Read More

Writer Removed from Panel at Supreme Court of Canada

Feb 20, 2024

The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is concerned that renowned Canadian poet, El Jones, and two other speakers were removed at the last moment from a presentation panel organized for law clerks at the Supreme Court of Canada. The website Rabble.ca reported (February 7, 2024)… Read More

In Memoriam — Brian Brett (1950–2024)

Feb 13, 2024

Brian Brett, former Chair of The Writers’ Union of Canada (2005-06), died on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 in Vancouver. Here, he is remembered by his many friends in the Union. The Union asked author William Deverell to write a lead In Memoriam for his close friend, and several… Read More