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Be Part of the Change

In the federal government’s Budget Commitment of April 7, 2022, it pledged “to ensur[e] that the Copyright Act protects all creators and copyright holders … and [to] work to ensure a sustainable educational publishing industry, including fair remuneration for creators and copyright holders, as well as a modern and innovative marketplace that can efficiently serve copyright users.”

This promise was welcomed by writers’ groups across the country. Momentum is building. You may already have written a letter to your MP. We urge you to write again, spread the word, and part of the push to get the law changed before anything else diverts the politicians’ attention. Everyone who writes to their MP is eligible for a draw to win a free one-year membership with CAA.

We also encourage you to share some animated 15-second shorts with your friends, family, and associates. They need to understand how unfair the 2012 amendment to the Copyright Act is, and what the impact is on Canadian culture.

For more info, links to the shorts, and the deadline for our membership draw, see Take Action!

Webinar Wednesdays Are Here!

The 2022 Canadian Authors & SF Canada Webinar Series is well underway, with three already behind us and several more to go.

• August 17: A Quick and Easy Guide to Book and Publishing Contracts, with D.G. Valdron

Find out more about these webinars and how to register here.

CanWrite!100 Writers’ Conference

On September 18 and 19, we held our conference virtually, with six amazing sessions taught by bestselling authors and industry experts, plus two panels—one with agents and a publisher and another on alternate forms of storytelling. We will have recordings of individual sessions available for purchase very soon, so watch this space.

In the meantime, check out the conference pages here.