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professionally published writers.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Danuta Gleed Literary Award, Canada’s pre-eminent award for the best first Canadian collection of short fiction in the English language, is celebrating its 28th year. Deadline: January 31, 2025.
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Getting published

Finished your first manuscript? Part way through a promising work-in-progress? Have a great idea for a story? Getting published can be a challenge, but TWUC is here to help. Read our free Getting Published FAQs to understand your next steps.
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Yann Martel photo by Emma Love Photography
Yann Martel
Novelist (Photo: Emma Love Photography)
We all need to stand up for ourselves. TWUC makes it easy for writers to do so.

HOW TWUC SUPPORTS OUR MEMBERS

  • Powerful advocacy in support of writers’ rights
  • Connection with a community of professional writers across the country
  • Increased income opportunities through public and school readings programs
  • Free professional development resources and how-to guides
  • Be paid to mentor, or be mentored by, another writer through the Union's Mentorship Microgrants
  • Access to dedicated staff for contract advice and grievance assistance
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Upcoming Webinars

The Writers' Union of Canada presents webinars on a range of craft and business topics for writers. All TWUC webinars are closed captioned. Learn more about accessibility at the Union. The following webinars are open to the public; members of the Union can find special member-exclusive webinars and recordings in the TWUC Member Portal.



28 Nov

2:00 pm ET
11:00 am PT

Author Hacks and Apps

We’ll learn about hacks and apps that authors use to stay efficient, up to date, connected, and sell more books.

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Member Announcement

Nov. 8 2024
Debut novel wins Fred Kerner Book Award

Lucian Childs

Dreaming Home (Biblioasis, 2023), the debut novel-in-stories by Lucian Childs, is the winner of the 2024 Fred Kerner Book Award. This annual prize from the Canadian Authors Association honours the best book published by one of its members in the previous calendar year. The title was also…

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