L'Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois (UNEQ; English: ''Québec Union of Writers'') is a professional
union of writers in
Québec
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Canada
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Founded on March 21, 1977 by some 50 writers following the leadership of
Jacques Godbout, it represents today some 1,200 writers (poets, novelists, drama authors, essayists, authors of scientific and practical works). Its stated mission is to promote
Québec literature and defend the social and economic rights of persons of the literary profession.
Board of directors
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Stanley Péan, president
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Danièle Simpson, vice-president
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Sylvain Campeau, secretary-treasurer
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Sylvain Meunier, administrator
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François Jobin, administrator
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Nadia Ghalem, administrator
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Renaud Longchamps, administrator and representative of regions outside
Montreal
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See also
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Quebec literature
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List of Quebec writers
External links
Web site(French only)
Canadian writers' organizations
Professional associations based in Quebec
Culture of Quebec
French-language literature in Canada
Trade unions in Quebec
Trade unions established in 1977
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