The CBC is reporting that the Writers’ Union of Canada is expected to vote on a measure to accept self-published authors as members at the end of May. From the article:
“…The Writers Union of Canada represents over 1,900 authors from across the country. For the past year, an ad hoc membership committee has been gathering feedback from chapters across the country on whether the organization should revoke its long-standing policy of not admitting self-published authors. Members will vote on the issue at TWUC’s AGM in Ottawa at the end of May…”
The article quotes Bob Armstrong, TWUC representative for Manitoba/Saskatchewan and author of Dadolescence:
“There are a number of ideas in play here. One is that self-publishing is moving beyond the traditional vanity-press status for some writers. But at the same time, TWUC wants to remain the voice of the professional writer… If we don’t expand our membership, do we miss out on the opportunity to bring in new, often younger, writers who work within a different literary culture?”
You can read the whole article HERE.
You can visit the Writers Union of Canada HERE.
You can visit Bob Armstrong’s blog HERE.