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
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, 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
This is an article about literature in Quebec.
16th and 17th centuries
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List of Quebec writers
This is a list of authors from the Canadian province of Quebec.
A
* José Acquelin
* Donald Alarie
* Francine Allard
* Ginette Anfousse
* François Réal Angers
* Emmanuel Aquin
* Hubert Aquin
* Nelly Arcan
*Gilles Archambault
*Olivar Asselin
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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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