Writers' Union of Canada Honours Quebec Writer
The Writers' Union of Canada has announced today the winner of its annual Freedom to Read Award. The honour this year will go to Quebec writer, Charles Montpetit.
"We are delighted to be able to give this award to Charles Montpetit," said Brian Brett, chair of the Union. "He has worked tirelessly to help preserve the freedom to read and write in this country, most recently to ensure that the controversial child porn bill passed by the last government contained adequate defences for legitimate writers," Brett added.
Charles Monptetit is a member of the Union des Ecrivain(e)s de Quebec, and a winner of the Governor General's award for children's literature for his book Temps Mort.
The Writers' Union of Canada gives out its Freedom to Read Award each year as part of the celebration of Freedom to Read Week across Canada that begins on February 26. Previous winners have included Janine Fuller of Little Sisters bookstore in Vancouver for her ongoing challenges to Canada's ability to ban books at the border, and to Toronto lawyer Clayton Ruby for his many years of working in fighting censorship.
The Writers' Union of Canada is our country's national organization representing professional authors of books. Founded in 1973, the Union is dedicated to fostering writing in Canada, and promoting the rights, freedoms, and economic well being of all writers. For more information, please visit www.writersunion.ca.
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For additional information
Deborah Windsor, Executive Director
The Writers’ Union of Canada
416. 703.8982 Ext. 221
dwindsor@writersunion.ca
