Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Writers' Union of Canada
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Description area
Dates of existence
1972-
History
Organized in 1972, the Writers' Union of Canada held its first annual general meeting of eighty founding members at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on 3 November 1973. The purpose of the Writers' Union is to unite Canadian writers for the advancement of their common interest--the fostering of Canadian writing, relations with publishers, exchange of information among members, safeguarding the freedom to write and publish, and good relations with other writers and their organizations in Canada and throughout the world.
For further information on the Writers' Union, see Ted Whittaker, ed., The Writers' Union of Canada: A Directory of Members (Toronto: The Writers' Union of Canada, 1981).
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Control area
Authority record identifier
RC0058
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Status
Draft
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2015-06-05
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Maintenance notes
A. Wilson
