Links & Supporters
The following related links provide further information about the Canadian Writers' Foundation and its mandate as well as other related information regarding helping Canadian writers in need.
The Canadian Authors Association is Canada's national writing organization of "writers helping writers" and offers assistance to both beginning and established writers.
The Writers' Union of Canada is a national organization of professional writers of trade books published by commercial or university presses and marketed to the general public.
The Writers' Federation of New Brunswick is a community of writers, both amateur and professional, who strive to develop the craft of writing and who work to promote and encourage the literary arts in New Brunswick.
The Public Lending Right Commission makes payments to authors for the presence of their eligible books catalogued in public libraries across Canada.
Access Copyright(formerly CANCOPY) provides protection for authors (creators) and their works, including the management of payments for the use of copyrighted materials.
The Saskatchewan Writers Guild is one of the largest provincial writers' organizations in Canada representing writers in all disciplines and at all levels of development.
The Penhandlers Club is a group of women writers who meet regularly to critique each other's work and have published books and other writings that are now part of our Canadian literary mosaic.
Canadian Writer's Journal is where dedicated apprentice and professional writers look for Canadian market information, writing information, Canadian poetry and short fiction. The Writer's Links pages offer an assortment of writing-related links for your information and resources.
The League of Canadian Poets is a non-profit arts service organization, the national association of professional publishing and performing poets in Canada. Its purpose is to enhance the status of poets and nurture a professional poetic community to facilitate the teaching of Canadian poetry at all levels of education and to develop the audience for poetry by encouraging publication, performance and recognition of Canadian poetry nationally and internationally.
Palabras-Press is a small poetry press and eZine, which offers work that speaks to and honours poetry as both art and healing. Political, visionary, nourishing.
The Federation of British Columbia Writers is the voice of writers in BC: supporting, developing, informing and promoting BC writers at all levels of experience while fostering a community for writing throughout the province.
The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia was established in 1975 to foster creative writing and the profession of writing in Nova Scotia; to provide advice and assistance to writers at all stages of their careers; to encourage greater public recognition of Nova Scotian writers and their achievements; and, to enhance the literary arts in our regional and national culture.
The Canadian Poetry Association’s main aims are: to promote the reading, writing, publishing and preservation of poetry in Canada through the individual efforts of members; to promote communication among poets, publishers and the general public, and to encourage leadership and participation from members and encourage the formation and development of autonomous local chapters.
The Écrivains francophones d’Amérique brings together writers in search of a place where they can share their writing experiences with their peers. Their goal is to establish a dialogue with literary critics, editors, publishers, translators, booksellers and readers. Founded in 1936 as the Société des écrivains canadiens (Canadian Writers’ Society), it brought together Francophone writers from Québec and other Canadian regions. In 2005, it was renamed Écrivains francophones d’Amérique. This society has spread beyond Québec’s borders and tries as much as possible to reach across the whole francophonie.
Updated June 18, 2008
