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
The Book Industry Speaks Out on Artificial Intelligence and Copyright
Jan 15, 2024
As part of the ongoing public consultation on generative artificial intelligence and copyright, book industry associations are reminding the Canadian government of the crucial importance of regulating the responsible development of artificial intelligence and ensuring effective… Read More
In Memoriam — Susan Kastner (1939–2023)
Dec 8, 2023
Legendary wit and beauty, perhaps the brightest light of a stellar family, Susan Kastner died peacefully, at home. Her utterly unique voice shone through an eclectic career that spanned newspapers (including a long stretch as a Star columnist), advertising, books, songs and… Read More
