Our sister Susan Carol Hauser could use her pen to wage war, but the writing she most enjoyed nurtured, celebrated, and nudged the world towards change. She died suddenly on July 7 of a brain aneurism at the age of 72. A member since 1986, Susan served the NWU as a contract adviser, Twin Cities’ […]
Problems with your book contract? You have options.
Many people have contacted us in the last few years about getting out of book contracts. Maybe they want to self-publish an e-book. Maybe the publisher isn’t promoting their book properly. Maybe their editor left and they’re unhappy with the new cast of characters. If you want out, the first step is to ask. If […]
Writer’s Residency in Detroit: Write a House
A uniquely Detroit program offers writers the chance to win a house in Detroit, Michigan, as part of a writers residency program. Find out more today: Write A House.
NWU member book chronicles life of illustrious naturalist
In June 2015, NWU member Elizabeth J. Rosenthal‘s book, Birdwatcher: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson, is being re-released in paperback and e-book formats by the Lyons Press, now an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield. This book chronicles the life and accomplishments of Roger Tory Peterson, the foremost environmentalist and naturalist of the 20th century. Besides […]
STAND WITH CHARLESTON
The massacre of parishioners and their pastor in an historic African-American church in Charleston, SC, is just the most recent example of growing racist terror in this country. It brings to mind the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL, in 1963. Then, grown men planted a bomb that killed four young […]
A writer’s prolific residency at Virginia Center for Creative Arts
I’m re-entering civilization after a fertile six-week residency at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. During my stay, I completed both a short-fiction collection, Gelatin Prints, and 75 percent of a series of lyrical essays called Jaywalking. I also read two poetry books and a fiction collection by Ha Jing, whose work has proved catalytic […]
NWU Supports Egyptian Journalists Syndicate’s Call for a National Strike on June 10
Egyptian Journalists’ Syndicate General Secretary Gamal Abdalrahim The National Writers Union stands with you in your call for a national strike on June 10, to protest the mass dismissal of journalists in many media, the rampant job insecurity and the continued jailing of journalists. The ruling last May of Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court, that “striking […]
NYS Lobby and Legislative Conference
The UAW Region 9 and 9A NYS Lobby and Legislative Conference took place in Albany, March 8-11, where we had our biggest delegation in recent memory. Dave Hill, Marivir Montebon, Esther Cohen and I were among those attending. During our trip, we also lobbied on behalf of such NYS UAW issues as ending tax breaks […]
Starting A Publishing Company
I started Hard Ball Press out of desperation. My first four crime novels had gone out of print because either the publisher had shut down, or they had decided not to issue a paperback follow up to the hardcover. So in the early days of print-on-demand, I began to put out my own novels, and […]
Gawker Writers Unionize!
The National Writers Union and all of our freelance members want to congratulate the staff writers and editors at Gawker Media on their overwhelming vote to join the Writers Guild of America-East. As workers in the creative economy, we know that all too often our work is undervalued by those who profit from it the […]
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