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🎉 Bienvenue à notre nouveau membre régulier, The Writers' Union of Canada (@twuc) ! Nous sommes ravi(e)s de compter TWUC parmi nos organismes membres et de continuer ensemble à soutenir et protéger les écrivain(e)s au Canada. ✍️📚✨

🎉 Welcome to our new regular member, The Writers' Union of Canada (@twuc)! We are thrilled to welcome TWUC as one of our member organizations and to continue working together to support and protect #writers in Canada. ✍️📚✨

Our Fall 2024 issue of #WriteMagazine is now online! 📚👀🌀 Print copies will be arriving in the mail in the coming weeks. Wondering what you might be missing if you're not a member? Get a sneak peek: ow.ly/vvbE50OmV2x. Cover illustration by Michelle Ku @thebigmeeshy.

Next week! Learn how to 🖋️ Revise Like a Pro ✨ In this webinar, @jessicavitalis will guide participants through her novel revision process from start to finish. Hosted by Chanel Sutherland. Free for TWUC members. Register now: bit.ly/3sJyhe5

Meet a Book Buyer at next week's webinar 📚 We'll hear from Laura Ash @AnotherStoryTO, Michael Hamm @BookmarkHalifax, and Jason Krawczyk @LittleGhostsBoo & gain valuable insight into the bookselling process. Moderated by Jacqueline Dumas. Register now ➡️ bit.ly/3sJyhe5

Have you checked out our online Industry News? Each month, TWUC's CEO @jkdegen shares the latest on writing & publishing in Canada. Learn more: bit.ly/twuc-industry-… 🖥️👀

I just signed this petition and I’m urging everyone in the creative profession to do the same. (Although it’s a personal disappointment that dozens of creative orgs posted the statement without including an alt text. I had to scroll long & deep to find this one 😔 so bravo twuc)

This is a critical time for creators around the world. Sign the statement today: “The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted.” aitrainingstatement.org

Cultural sector organizations, like TWUC, are speaking out loudly to make sure artists’ rights are protected and preserved. It's important to hear directly from those whose work is being exploited. Sign the open letter on #AItraining: aitrainingstatement.org. #FixCopyright

Alongside an intl coalition, TWUC is mobilizing to gather signatories on a Statement on #AI training. Thousands of writers & other creators agree: Training generative AI on people's work without permission must NOT be allowed. Join us & sign the statement: aitrainingstatement.org

💫Small things feel big-–like receiving a note from The Writers' Union of Canada's CEO, John Degen, congratulating me on making the Ottawa Book Awards shortlist. CLASSY! #Gratitude #writerslife #OttawaBookAwards2024 @twuc @guernica_ed @CultureOttawa @opl_bpo

Congratulations to the 2024 Whistler Independent Book Awards winners! 🥳✨ @Vivalogue @WhistlerBook @Canadianauthorsasso @canauthors @whistlerwriters

Short story writers! 📣 Have you submitted your work to the CBC Short Story Prize yet? The winner will receive $6,000 from @CanadaCouncil, a two-week writing residency at @banffcentre & have their work published on @cbcbooks 🌟 Learn more: ow.ly/cQlm50TlYel

We would like to acknowledge crucial funding support from the @CanadaCouncil, @ONArtsCouncil and @GovOntario. Our sincere thanks to @AnotherStoryTO, and all the funders, sponsors, and donors who support our work on behalf of writers. 📚✨ 💙@CanadianPoets

BIPOC Writers Connect is presented by TWUC & @CanadianPoets. This year's event was made possible by Presenting Sponsor @PenguinRandomCA, as well as @writerstrust, @KidsCanPress, and @KogawaHouse.🌟🌟🌟

And that's a wrap on #BIPOCWritersConnect 2024! We're still buzzing from the day & beyond grateful to this year's spectacular mentors, mentees, panelists, and presenters. THANK YOU for facilitating mentorship & creating community. 📖 💫 💙@CanadianPoets

@TiniWider Congratulations, Tini & happy mentorship! 🥳

aaaand I just received a micro grant from @twuc So excited to work with my editor on my new story! #WritingCommunity Keep the good news coming!!!

Today is the day! #BIPOCWritersConnect 2024 📣📚🌟 We're so looking forward to spending the day together & sharing space with this year's mentees, mentors, and literary industry professionals. Presented by TWUC & @CanadianPoets. Learn more: ow.ly/wOIk50IRKIt ✨

In Interview 7, Kim Fahner @modernirish " makes an important link between volunteerism & the writing community: "..in my work with @twuc, I continue to speak of the rewards of volunteerism and non-profit work....By working together, whether through mentorship, or through volunteering to help build community, we make our writerly community in Canada stronger and more tightly woven." bit.ly/4dJr4wo #writerwednesday #Mentorship #volunteering