CWILA

CWILA is an inclusive national literary organization that advocates for gender and racial equity in Canadian literary culture

[CREE HOMO 🌾 @BillyRayB]

SKODEN ✊🏽📚

[Random House Group @randomhouse]

THE ART OF LEAVING is an intimate memoir in essays by @AyeletTsabari, an award-winning Israeli writer who travels the world, from New York to India, searching for love, belonging, and an escape from grief following the death of her father when she was a young girl. Out 2/19!

[Alicia Elliott - AND THEN SHE FELL out now! @WordsandGuitar]

If the anti-Indigenous shit I've seen already is any indication of how awful Warren's presidential run is going to be for Indigenous folks, I'm not sure I'll be able to stay on Twitter. This shit takes a toll.

[Saleema Nawaz @SaleemaNawaz]

Okay, there are lists and there are lists, but I love knowing that this one is based on data showing that people actually finished reading my book! <3 https://t.co/NVrsPBjAAN

[rob mclennan @robmclennanblog]

new above/ground press chapbook by Emily Izsak @EmilyIzsak ; @CanWomenInLit @canthius @CanadianPoets ; https://t.co/Rbxy9ZYk8t

[rob mclennan @robmclennanblog]

Clarissa Aykroyd @stoneandthestar : my (small press) writing day @CanWomenInLit @PoetryFound ; https://t.co/JKPRnnZxRz

[CWILA @CanWomenInLit]

@Shazia_R @ianwillwrite @pantsmclee @ubccrwr Ooo! Would be wonderful to survey Fine Arts depts to see stats on BIPOC faculty in the departments!

[Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter]

I'm looking for short stories, preferably work that's ONLINE, to use when tutoring high school students. I'm especially looking for work by Canadian writers from underrepresented backgrounds, including BIPOC, queer, women, disabled writers. Tweet me your suggestions, please :)

[rob mclennan @robmclennanblog]

Spotlight series #30 : Adrienne Gruber @bookthug @ReadThistledown @JackPinePress @CanWomenInLit @CanadianPoets ; https://t.co/3qHXe3eIai

[rob mclennan @robmclennanblog]

Leonarda Carranza @Leonarda_Carr : my (small press) writing day @CanWomenInLit @RoomMagazine @TNQWildWriters @briarpatchmag ; https://t.co/6QB9LdwU45

[Writer in Residence @SFU_WiR]

Congratulations to former SFU English Writers-in-Residence, Cecily Nicholson and Rawi Hage, who are among the finalists for this year’s Governor General’s Literary Awards!

[Lynn Henry @liveswithbooks]

There is good news this morning for writers of my acquaintance ... Three cheers to Miriam and Rawi. Bravo to Dionne Brand. High five to Aida Edemariam. A big round of applause for Anosh Irani. And heartfelt congrats to all on the GG lists.
https://t.co/hsfp3ppFj7

[Arc Poetry Magazine @arcpoetry]

Congratulations to the 5 finalists for the 2018 Governor General's Literary Award for poetry:
Billy-Ray Belcourt​!

Dionne Brand!

Joshua Mensch!

Cecily Nicholson!

Jason Stefanik!

[CWILA @CanWomenInLit]

For clarification: this tweet was made in 2012 when Mr. Cran along with his now ex-partner & several other people collaborated to form CWILA. It won't be erased bc that wouldn't be fair, but suffice to say it's unlikely the org would refer to Mr Cran in these terms in 2018. https://t.co/iNqsrTB8gC

[CWILA @CanWomenInLit]

Brad Cran is a national treasure for building this website: http://t.co/i3xreAwO via @CanWomenInLit

[CWILA @CanWomenInLit]

We wish to thank @NatalieZed for her crucial corrections. ICYMI here is a statement from outgoing chair Erin Wunker regarding the public statement published last week

[Canada's Early Women Writers project @CEWWproject]

@CanWomenInLit @CEWWproject (@CWRCproject) is live! 730 Canadian women who published before 1950, and a simpler database (@DHIL_SFU ) of +4000 authors. Should your ancestor be here? Do you have any information to share? Let us know! https://t.co/J0zIgWpouv

[elaine corden @elainecorden]

I’m done giving you oxygen, but I’ll part with this: whatever you’re trying to do will not happen. You’re among ppl who will not tolerate abuses of power. Stop harassing women who report sexual assault, stop harassing women trying to help them, & stop harassing @CanWomenInLit.

[CWILA @CanWomenInLit]

On recent events: "Committed to doing better":