Advocacy

CJAM – Clinique juridique des artistes de Montreal
cjam.info
CJAM hosts free legal information clinics in the city of Montreal for impoverished artists and aspiring artists who cannot afford for-hire legal services.
English-Language Arts Network (ELAN)
quebec-elan.org
A multi-disciplinary community of 8,500* artists and cultural workers in all regions of Quebec.
ERDC – The Electronic Rights Defence Committee
erdc.ca
The Electronic-Rights Defence Committee (ERDC) is an organization of freelancers devoted to protecting the electronic copyright of creators. e-mail: info@erdc.ca
Google Books Settlement
googlebooksettlement.com
The settlement administration website for the Google Book Search Copyright Class Action Settlement.
Google Books Settlement Agreement Information, prepared by the QWF
QWF presentation to the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages
QWF Brief for Senate Standing Committee on Official Languages (En)
Mémoire de la QWF présenté au Comité sénatorial permanent des langues officielles (Fr)

Resources

Association of Canadian Publishers
publishers.ca
Valuable information on the publishing process, including advice on how to get your book published.
Bookhitch
bookhitch.com
Sales outlet for independent authors.
Canada Books Online
canadabooksonline.com
Sales outlet for independent authors.
CJAM – Clinique juridique des artistes de Montreal
cjam.info
CJAM hosts free legal information clinics in the city of Montreal for impoverished artists and aspiring artists who cannot afford for-hire legal services.
Emerging Arts Professional Network
www.eapnetwork.ca
An online community network for arts professionals across Canada.
English-Language Arts Network (ELAN)
quebec-elan.org
A multi-disciplinary community of 8,500* artists and cultural workers in all regions of Quebec.
Go Publish Yourself.com – Self-Publishing
go-publish-yourself.com
Self-publishing resources
Graduate Schools.org
graduate-school.phds.org
List of US Schools offering Doctoral Degree programs in English
International Screenwriters' Association
networkisa.org
Screenwriting resources
Montreal Association of Independent Libraries
independentlibraries.org
Beginning April 2008 the Montreal Association of Independent Libraries will provide individuals throughout Quebec with free access to English language e-resources, including databases, online reference tools, and eBooks. You can access this information by going to the MAIL website www.independentlibraries.org and signing up as a member of MAIL.
Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC)
pwac.ca
Web site and resource centre for writers. Containing search engines & links to maps, experts, encyclopedias; promotion & posting events of interest to writers & journalists; bulletin boards of jobs and markets; information about the many aspects of business of writing; the helpful PWAC Review; lists of national and international writers' organizations; copyright & contract information and more.
PWAC Quebec
pwacquebec.wordpress.com
Writers’ Conferences & Centers
writersconf.org
Information about established and respected writing organizations in North America and abroad.
Writing.com
writing.com

Quebec

Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec
aelaq.org
Atwater Library and Computer Centre (ALCC)
atwaterlibrary.ca
Downtown Montreal at Atwater métro
Borrow a book + Use computers + Take a course + Attend a reading + Meet an author + Make a friend + Read and relax + Volunteer
Bibliothéque Nationale du Québec
bnquebec.ca
Blue Metropolis 2003
bluemetropolis.org
CBC Radio One, Montreal
montreal.cbc.ca
Centre des auteurs dramatiques (CEAD)
cead.qc.ca
New Quebec and French-Canadian plays
CJAM – Clinique juridique des artistes de Montreal
cjam.info
CJAM hosts free legal information clinics in the city of Montreal for impoverished artists and aspiring artists who cannot afford for-hire legal services.
Conseil des Arts de Montréal (CAM)
artsmontreal.com
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)
calq.gouv.qc.ca
English-Language Arts Network (ELAN)
quebec-elan.org
A multi-disciplinary community of 8,500* artists and cultural workers in all regions of Quebec.
Festival Voix d'Amériques
fva.ca
Gestion des droits d'auteurs
publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca
l'infocentre litteraire des écrivains québécois (L'Île)
litterature.org
Biographies of many Quebec writers.
Institute de la statistique du Québec
stat.gouv.qc.ca/observatoire/publicat_obs/occ_bref.htm
report on the status of writers in Quebec (in French only)
Lobster Press
lobsterpress.com
Maison de la Poésie
maisondelapoesie.qc.ca
Ministère de la Culture et des Communications
mcc.gouv.qc.ca
Playwrights' Workshop Montréal
playwrights.ca
PWAC (Professional Writers Association of Canada) Quebec
pwacquebec.wordpress.com
Quebec Drama Federation
quebecdrama.org
Society for Technical Communication
stc-montreal.org
Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois (UNEQ)
uneq.qc.ca
Véhicule Press
vehiculepress.com
Véhicule Press blog: http://vehiculepress.blogspot.com
Ville De Montréal
ville.montreal.qc.ca
Wired On Words
wiredonwords.com
Writers Association for Resourceful Minds
geocities.com/warmwriters/
Writers Read
artsandscience1.concordia.ca/english/writersread
Literary events sponsored by Concordia

Canada

access ©
accesscopyright.ca
Copyright issues. Offers the The Copyright & New Media Law Newsletter.
Canada Council for the Arts
canadacouncil.ca
CanadaWebDirectory
canadawebdirectory.com
Canadian Authors Association
canauthors.org
Canadian - New Book Titles
canadiannewbooktitles.ca
Canadian Poetry association
canadianpoetryassoc.com
Canadian Writers' Foundation
canadianwritersfoundation.org
The Canadian Writers' Foundation, founded in 1931, is the only registered charity that provides continued financial assistance to approved noteable Canadian writers in times of extreme financial distress.
Canpan.com
canpan.com
Directory of Canada on the web including art and entertainment, business and economy, real estate, shopping, transportation and more.
Centauri writing workshops
centauriarts.com
Editors' Association of Canada
editors.ca
Federation of BC Writers
bcwriters.com
League of Canadian Poets
poets.ca
Literary Translators' Association of Canada (LTAC / ATTLC)
attlc-ltac.org
Manitoba Writers Guild
mbwriter.mb.ca
Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC)
pwac.ca
PWAC data base of freelance writers
writers.ca
Saskatchewan Writers Guild
skwriter.com
Simon Fraser University's Writer's Studio
thewritersstudio.ca/
Wordwrights Canada
wordwrights.ca
Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia
writers.ns.ca
The Writers' Trust of Canada
writerstrust.com
The Writers' Union of Canada
writersunion.ca

Literary Journals

ARC Poetry magazine
arcpoetry.ca
Carte Blanche on-line journal
carte-blanche.org
The literary journal of the Quebec Writers' Federation, promoting the work of new writers who are members of the QWF.
Descant magazine
descant.ca
A quarterly journal publishing new and established contemporary writers and visual artists from Canada and around the world.
Maisonneuve magazine
maisonneuve.org
Arts, opinions, ideas.
Montreal Review of Books
aelaq.org/mrb
Features, reviews, and essays related to the superb English-language writing coming out of Quebec.
Quill And Quire magazine
quillandquire.com
Book news and reviews.
Rover Arts magazine
roverarts.com
An Montreal-based independent review of the arts.
Vallum magazine
vallummag.com
A print journal featuring emerging innovative voices from around the globe.
Writer's Digest magazine
writersdigest.com
Writing books, competitions and other resources for writers

Writing Members' Websites

Jennifer Boire
questinggirl.blogspot.com
Ami Sands Brodoff
amisandsbrodoff.com
chez-ami.blogspot.com
Laura Campobassi
laurafabiani.com
NouveauWriter.com
Anne Cimon
annecimon.com
Muriel Gold
murielgold.ca
Barbara Florio Graham
SimonTeakettle.com
Linda Leith
lindaleith.com
Mark Paterson
markpaterson.ca
Louis Rastelli
louisrastelli.com
MacKay L. Smith
infinitebooks.ca
Mary Soderstrom
geocities.com/marysoderstrom