#WhyWritersMatter

Do you think that writers matter?  Do you think that that which writers write is more valuable (or should be considered more valuable) than "user generated content"?

If you'd like to opine, please join Authors Guild and The Writers Guild of Canada in a campaign right now online, in Tweets and comments, and in conjunction with the first Canadian Writers' Summit (June 15-19th 2016).

For the press release:
http://www.writersunion.ca/news/writers-union-canada-launches-whywritersmatter-campaign

True, the Canadian website looks like the campaign is for Canadians, but readers and writers around the world are invited to support the campaign.
http://www.writersunion.ca/why-writers-matter

Use the hashtag #WhyWritersMatter on Twitter and/or Facebook, or email your thoughts.

So far, of the published thoughts, my favorite is this quote by Emma Donoghue, author and oscar-nominated screenwriter of The Room.

"Writers are the nearest we've got so far to inventing telepathy and time travel."

All the best,
Rowena Cherry