What’s in your contract?
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Libel notice served to Toronto Life should give freelance writers pause for thought York University’s recent libel notice to Toronto Life should serve as a sobering reminder for Canadian…
The E-Book Show Down: Part Three
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E-books are emerging as the latest battleground between writers and print publishers seeking to monetize online content. In this “reset” moment, writers need to be sure they set a fair…
The E-Book Show Down: Part Two
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E-books are emerging as the latest battleground between writers and print publishers seeking to monetize online content. In this “reset” moment, writers need to be sure they set a fair…
The E-Book Show Down: Part One
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E-books are emerging as the latest battleground between writers and print publishers seeking to monetize online content. In this “reset” moment, writers need to be sure they set a fair…
Finding Karla’s Paula Todd talks ebooks and the future of journalism
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Paula Todd, the author of Finding Karla,
Signer beware: Libel clauses in some freelance contracts leave writers holding the bag
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Clauses that make writers wholly responsible for defamatory language in magazine articles have been popping up in freelance contracts for a while now. Last fall, we mentioned that The Grid,…
Profile of CBC’s Kirstine Stewart continues CWG’s nonfiction ebook series
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All eyes are on the CBC after the federal government announced it would cut 10 per cent of its budget. It’s likely Kirstine Stewart, the broadcaster’s executive vice-president in charge…
Canadian Writers Group launches ebook venture with Russell Smith’s Blindsided
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In May last year, the Canadian Writers Group’s Derek Finkle was talking about the need for a long-form journalism platform in Canada similar to sites like Byliner and The Atavist…
Settlement reached between writer Patricia Pearson and Rogers Publishing
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When freelancer Patricia Pearson wrote an article called “It’s Just Nuts” for Chatelaine in 2009, she probably didn’t think a dispute that followed from that piece would end more than…
CWG negotiates new deal with Reader’s Digest
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It doesn’t happen every day, so when writers make gains after negotiating with a publication, it’s a story worth sharing. Working with Reader’s Digest managing editor Derek Webster, Derek Finkle…