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EWC — adressing the burning issues for writers in the book sector

EWC AGM 2026 – What we did, decided, learned, exchanged …

June 23, 2026

EWC‘s Annual General Meeting took place in Brussels on 12th, 13th, and 14th June. Words and Poetry as a Meeting Point On Friday, 12th June, EWC began the Annual General Meeting with a Welcome Reception at the Maison Européenne des Auteurs et des Autrices (MEDAA),…

Press Release: European Writers’ Council – AGM 2026, Brussels

June 8, 2026

Press Release European authors from 27 countries convene in Brussels to defend the role of the Writer as critical infrastructure Brussels, 8th June 2026 EWC turns Brussels into the European Capital of Literature From 12th to 14th of June 2026, Brussels is turning into the…

EWC Resolution: The Threats by US AI Tech Oligopolies on culture, authors’ rights and freedom of Expression

June 3, 2025

53 European Writers’ and Translators’ associations condemn the continued threats by US AI Tech Oligopolies on culture, authors’ rights, and freedom of expression Oslo, EWC AGM, 25th May 2025 pdf: EWC Statement, AGM 2025 The 53 Member organisations of the European Writers’ Council (EWC), representing…

EWC Burning Issues Forum 2025 – Writers on the Storm

May 19, 2025

Where: National Library of Norway, the hall Målstova, Oslo (Norway) When: Saturday 24 May 2025, 13:00-17:15 The program of the forum was developed by the European Writers’ Council (EWC) together with the Norwegian hosts and Sponsor Kopinor, and will address issues of the present within…

Welcome to the EWC AGM 2024 in Helsinki

May 13, 2024

The EWC Annual General Meeting (AGM) and side events will take place from 24-26 May 2024 in Helsinki, Finland. On Friday a Reception by the City of Helsinki will be held in the City Hall and later on the over registered 50 delegates can enjoy…

EWC Burning Issues Forum 2024 – SITUATION ROOM: The threat on authorship

May 13, 2024

The EWC Burning Issues Forum – SITUATION ROOM: The threat on authorship. 25th May 2024, Helsinki. The program of the forum was developed by the European Writers’ Council (EWC) together with the Finnish hosts and co-sponsors, and will address issues of the present within the…

EWC launches the initiative AGAINST WRITOIDS

August 7, 2023

THE EUROPEAN WRITERS’ COUNCIL LAUNCHES ITS INITIATIVE TO FIGHT MISUSE OF so-called Artificial Intelligence IN THE WRITTEN CULTURE: www.AgainstWritoids.org EWC presents the concept of “writoid¹” to avoid the false impression of Artificial Generative “Intelligence” as a mysterious and sage oracle, but as simple and high…

The EWC Burning Issues Forum on AI in the book sector – 3 June 2023

May 9, 2023

The EWC Burning Issues Forum AI: Legal, economic and ethical challenges in the book sector The forum will address issues of the present: technical and economical developments within the book sector, legal and ethical handling of AI for writers, translators, CMOs, and the whole book…

Convocation of the EWC-FAEE AISBL Annual General Meeting 2023

February 3, 2023

The Annual General Meeting of the European Writers’ Council (EWC) with the Election of the Board 2023-2025 will take place on: Sunday, 4 June 2023, 09:30-14:00 CEST, Hotel Albrechtshof, Albrechtstraße 8, 10117 Berlin, Germany. Hall: Klepper (more…)

The EWC Annual General Assembly was succesfully held in Madrid.

June 13, 2022

The EWC Annual General Assembly was succesfully held in Madrid. Two new EWC members were ratified, and the #FreeAllWords-support initiative presented. With a Welcome Reception, a Concert Evening, the EWC Burning Issues Forum and a Press Conference, the EWC AGM 2022, co-sponsored by CEDRO and…

Welcome to Madrid and the Círculo de Bellas Artes: EWC Annual General Assembly.

May 18, 2022

With a Welcome Reception, a Concert Evening, the EWC Burning Issues Forum and a Press Conference, the EWC AGM 2022, co-sponsored by CEDRO and ACE, will be the first meeting in presence since 2019. (more…)

The EWC Burning Issues Forum – 4 June 14.00 CEST

April 12, 2021

Discussions and presentations on national challenges. EWC members & special guests. (more…)