The Union of the écrivaines and the Québécois writers or UNEQ is an professional association which gathers 1200 writers with the Quebec.

Founded in on March 21st, 1977 by about fifty writers brought together around Jacques Godbout, the union has as a mandate to promote the diffusion of the Québécois literature and to defend the social rights and economic of the literary profession.

She is recognized like association representative of the creators under the terms of the Québécois law on the statute of artist and negotiates outline agreement specifying the condition of recruiting of the autonomous workers in the field of the literature.

External bond

• Web site of the UNEQ