Search Results by tag: The Writers Union of Canada

Deborah Campbell wins Freedom to Read Award

Journalist Deborah Campbell is the winner of this year's Freedom to Read Award. The prize is administered by the Writers' Union of Canada in honour of Freedom to Read Week, which runs Feb. 26–March 4. ... Read More »

February 27, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Writers’ Union of Canada launches #WhyWritersMatter campaign

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Union of Canada, in conjunction with the inaugural Canadian Writers' Summit, has launched a new campaign to stress the importance of writers to society. TWUC is encouraging all members of both the Canadian publishing industry and ... Read More »

June 2, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Digital publishing and technology, Events, Industry news

Op-ed: John Degen on copyright and the authorship of Anne Frank

By John Degen

Recently, The New York Times published a short article detailing what really should be a non-story: an additional time-limited term of copyright protection for The Diary of Anne Frank (known in some editions as The ... Read More »

November 27, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

Rivka Galchen wins 2014 Danuta Gleed Literary Award

By Monika Lemke

The Writers' Union of Canada presented Rivka Galchen with the 2014 Danuta Gleed Literary Award for her short-fiction collection American Innovations (HarperCollins Canada) at a ceremony in Winnipeg on May 25. A regular contributor to The ... Read More »

June 1, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Danuta Gleed Literary Award finalists announced

By Julie Baldassi

The Writers’ Union of Canada has announced the finalists for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, an annual prize that recognizes the best debut English-language collection for short fiction by a Canadian author. The winner, who ... Read More »

May 14, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Photos: the Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair

By Becky Robertson

The fourth annual Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair was held at the Art Gallery of Ontario's Baillie Court last weekend. It was the fair's first year at the new venue, having relocated from the Metro ... Read More »

November 12, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Q&A: Sherry Simon on honouring Montreal translator Sheila Fischman

By Becky Robertson

During a career as a literary translator that spans more than 30 years, Sheila Fischman has received a Governor General's Literary Award, the Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize, and has been invested into ... Read More »

November 11, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture

UBC responds to complaints over fair dealing

By Stuart Woods

The University of British Columbia has responded to complaints from The Writers' Union of Canada that the university is failing to compensate writers and publishers for the use of their works in photocopied course packs. ... Read More »

September 17, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

C.E. Gatchalian wins Dayne Ogilive Prize

By Sue Carter

Vancouver playwright C.E. Gatchalian has won this year's Dayne Ogilive Prize for LGBT Emerging Writers. Presented by The Writers' Union of Canada, the $4,000 prize is given annually to an emerging gay, lesbian, bisexual, or ... Read More »

June 27, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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Search Results by tag: The Writers Union of Canada

Deborah Campbell wins Freedom to Read Award

Writers’ Union of Canada launches #WhyWritersMatter campaign

Op-ed: John Degen on copyright and the authorship of Anne Frank

Rivka Galchen wins 2014 Danuta Gleed Literary Award

Danuta Gleed Literary Award finalists announced

Photos: the Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair

Q&A: Sherry Simon on honouring Montreal translator Sheila Fischman

UBC responds to complaints over fair dealing

C.E. Gatchalian wins Dayne Ogilive Prize

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