Did you know?

Over the last three years, the Writers Union of Canada has changed its eligibility criteria, opening up its membership to authors who are professionally self-published. Previously, to be eligible for membership in the WUOC you were required to have “a trade book published by a commercial or university press” under your belt. Now the requirement is a professionally self-published book that successfully demonstrates commercial intent.

Self-published authors haven’t always been eligible because the trick is, to be a professional writer, you have to publish professionally. That wasn’t easily achievable for writers outside of the traditional publishing model, but with the rise of professional-quality self-publishing service providers and hybrid publishers, options abound.

While each application for membership must still gain approval from the WUOC, writers who publish with a credible hybrid publishing company such as LifeTree Media can make a strong case for membership, giving them access to professional development and even medical benefits.

For more information, see https://www.writersunion.ca

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Michelle MacAleese

Senior Editor at LifeTree Media

Michelle MacAleese has been an acquiring and developmental editor for over a decade, in-house with Random House and ECW Press and freelance for select independent writers and publishers both traditional and hybrid. When Michelle is not editing, she is often meditating or dancing.

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