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Member Benefits

 Community

  • Connection with like-minded people who share your Christian worldview and  your passion to use your writing to honour God, and who provide professional, emotional, spiritual, and prayer support.
  • A free, moderated on-line forum for discussion of writing issues and exchange of information. You can post your writing-related questions, benefit from the input of other members, and respond to others' questions. In addition, the moderator will post topics to generate discussion.
  • On-line forums for interest groups to discuss issues specific to various genres, such as screenwriting (ScreenDreams) and promotion for authors (BuildUp).
  • Opportunities to share prayer requests and praise reports for personal and writing-related issues from TWG's caring and supportive cross-Canada prayer team.
  • Support for developing local writers' groups.
  • Annual Writing Awards Gala, a black-tie event to gather with your fellow members and honour the best Canadian Christian writers. Discounted tickets for TWG members.

Skills Development

  • Annual three-day Write! Canada conference. $20 discount for TWG members.
  • One-day Write! Events - regional conferences across Canada led by experienced instructors. $10 discount for TWG members.
  • The Word Guild Canadian Christian Writing Awards: annual writing contest to recognize the best books and articles in 34 categories published in the past year. Receive judges' critiques. Discounted entry fee for TWG members.
  • Annual God Uses Ink  Novice contest, for aspiring writers who have never been published. Receive judges' critiques. Win free registration to Write! Canada.
  • Online peer critique groups.
  • Mentoring program.
  • Marketing advice.
  • Opportunities to gain experience and to build your resume and your network of contacts through a variety of volunteer positions within TWG, including writing, editing, event planning, administration, PR, etc.

Information

  • Members-only weekly Write! On e-newsletter, with industry news, coming events, job postings, writing contests, marketing tips, etc.
  • The opportunity to inform 300-plus fellow members in Write! On e-newsletter about your writing-related news, such as published articles, book launches, media appearances, speaking engagements, awards, etc.
  • Access to the private member area of The Word Guild web site with information, resources, etc.

Long-Term Impact

  • The satisfaction of supporting, promoting, and developing other Canadian writers who are Christian by your participation in the association.
  • The satisfaction of supporting TWG's goals of strengthening the Canadian Christian writing and publishing community, of encouraging excellence, and of impacting the Canadian culture through the words of writers, editors and speakers with a Christian worldview.

Additional Benefits for Professional Members

  • Opportunities for freelance writers and editors to promote their skills and services in the "Hire Us" section of the website; and in a directory that is printed periodically and sent to editors, publishers, communications directors, and other potential buyers of writing and editing services.
  • Opportunities for authors and publication editors to promote their books or magazines/newspapers in the "Read Us" section of the website.
  • Opportunities to join in cooperative promotional events such as exhibits at Book Expo (mainstream publishing trade show), Word on the Street festivals, MissionFest, church librarians' conferences, book signings, author panels, public readings, etc.
  • Opportunities for authors to get better known by doing regular postings on the Canadian Authors Who Are Christian Blog.
  • Opportunities for authors and publication editors to purchase ads to promote their books, magazines/newspapers or public speaking topics in The Word Guild's annual  Readers' Guide, a professionally produced, full-colour catalogue that is widely distributed. See the 2006/2007 Guide in PDF format.
  • Moral and practical support in situations of infringement of writers' rights or freedoms.
  • Cooperation with other organizations to increase visibility and actively promote Canadian writers who are Christian.

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Download membership application in PDF. 

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