Access Copyright

Access Copyright We make it easy for users to share content responsibly, collect payment for this use, and distribute the royalties we generate to creators and publishers.

Why we Exist…

Access Copyright exists to make it easy for everyone to remix and share published content. We understand that good content can be further enriched when people use it interactively. The pieces we select and share—whether as educators, students, colleagues or friends—reveal our unique perspective about what’s important, interesting, even beautiful. For more than 25 years Ac

cess Copyright has facilitated the remixing and sharing of content for educational and professional purposes. We have helped educators become their own anthology editors and have combined this with an assurance that the original creators and publishers also benefit, so that they can continue creating new and innovative works. This is vitally important to a strong Canadian culture and to all those who read, write, teach and learn. Today we have an opportunity and a responsibility to help ensure that our writers keep writing and our publishers keep publishing. We take this responsibility seriously and are dedicated to forging a future for copyright in Canada that works for everyone. What, How & Who....

Access Copyright is a collective voice of creators and publishers in Canada. A non-profit, national organization, we represent the published works of thousands of Canadian creators and publishers, and many foreign works. Our customers are educational institutions, businesses, governments and others who buy licences for the copying and re-use of published works. The proceeds gathered from licensed copying are passed along to the copyright-holders and help ensure the continued creation of new and innovative works. Looking Forward…

Making it easy for people to use content at their convenience and enabling payment back to creators and publishers continues to be at the heart of all we do as we transition into our digital future. The seamless integration of copyright clearance with the digital services used in today’s classrooms and businesses will improve peoples’ interaction with content, all the while rewarding creators and publishers for their work.

Access Copyright Foundation, an arm’s length foundation of Access Copyright, is pleased to announce the 25 Canadian writ...
09/02/2026

Access Copyright Foundation, an arm’s length foundation of Access Copyright, is pleased to announce the 25 Canadian writers, visual artists, publishers and organizations that will be receiving support in 2026 for their education and training goals.

Please join us in congratulating Caroline Adderson, Gloria Blizzard, Book Publishers Association Of Alberta, Frances Boyle, Julia Breckenreid, Pamela Bustin, Julie Cameron Gray, Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective Inc., Adebe DeRango-Adem, Emma FitzGerald, Lindsey Harrington, Brooke Lockyer, Raume Luminaire, Jessica Moore, Miranda Newman, Kendra Place, Zarmina Rafi, Lisa Richter, Yolanda Ridge, Hadiya Roderique, Sandhya Singh, Carle Steel, Melissa Than, Turnstone Press & Julia Vasileva.

Thank you to the jurors for the 2026 Professional Development program: writer Donna Besel Author; artist and writer Erica Isomura; and writer Clea Roberts.

Read more: https://www.acfoundation.ca/2026/09/02/access-copyright-foundation-shares-its-2026-professional-development-grant-recipients/

Access Copyright Foundation, an arm’s length foundation of Access Copyright, is pleased to share its 2026 recipients of ...
07/29/2026

Access Copyright Foundation, an arm’s length foundation of Access Copyright, is pleased to share its 2026 recipients of Marian Hebb Research Grants.

In total, the Foundation has awarded grants to 27 members of Canada’s creative sector.

Read more: https://www.acfoundation.ca/2026/07/28/access-copyright-foundation-announces-its-2026-marian-hebb-research-grant-recipients/

Please join us in congratulating Art Gallery of Swift Current, Between the Lines, Lawrence Bird, Rose Bouthillier, Daniel Boyce, Anne Shibata Casselman, Kate Cayley, Gregor Craigie, Christine Estima, Lesley Evans Ogden, Lindsey Harrington, Jeremy Hull, Monica Kidd, Chelene Knight, Emily Kopley, Lezlie Lowe, James MacKinnon, Rowan McCandless, Keriann McGoogan, Author, Michelle Mossop, Anthony Oliveira, Jane Shi, Leanne Shirtliffe, Author & Speaker, Suzannah Showler, Ruby Smith, Moez Surani & Wanda Taylor.

Thank you to the jurors for the 2026 Marian Hebb Research Grant program: journalist, writer, and editor Sheima Benembarek; writer, educator, and scholar Trevor Corkum; and poet Gil McElroy.

Great to see some of our affiliates on this year's longlist!
07/28/2026

Great to see some of our affiliates on this year's longlist!

📚 The City of Toronto and TPL have named the 13 books longlisted for the 2026 Toronto Book Awards. Congratulations to all the nominated authors! Explore the reading list at http://tpl.ca/tba

News release: https://ow.ly/W7fT50ZqHL0

So excited to see Mariko Tamaki honoured at the 2026 Eisner Awards.
07/28/2026

So excited to see Mariko Tamaki honoured at the 2026 Eisner Awards.

The U.S awards celebrate comic books and graphic novel creators around the world. Tamaki won the prizes for best publication for teens and best writer.

"The obvious route for the AI industry to take is to license the content it wants to use. And the obvious route for the ...
07/17/2026

"The obvious route for the AI industry to take is to license the content it wants to use. And the obvious route for the Government of Canada to take it to state clearly and unequivocally that Canadian content is not up for grabs." Marc Miller Mélanie Joly Full op-ed by Hugh Stephens here:

Carney should make clear that tech giants do not have the right to steal copyrighted works

Congratulations to our affiliates Amanda Leduc and Helen Marshall!
07/08/2026

Congratulations to our affiliates Amanda Leduc and Helen Marshall!

💥Announcing the 2026 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic shortlist - congratulations to the shortlisted authors! https://www.sunburstaward.org/node/148

Has Generative Artificial Intelligence impacted your earnings as a writer, visual artist or publishing professional? The...
06/30/2026

Has Generative Artificial Intelligence impacted your earnings as a writer, visual artist or publishing professional? The International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations wants to hear from you. Please take five minutes to fill out its online Market Impact of AI on Text and Image-Based Works survey.

Take the survey here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rFJpolfn_Um3rIE4QldIvMbIvGbHs9BKhmGFIHx5z-RURU9JMDNHMVRNRjZDVERMRFdGRVFCSEMyWS4u

Responses will be collected until July 8.

Congratulations to Marina!
06/24/2026

Congratulations to Marina!

We are delighted to present this year's Prairie Grindstone Prize and $50,000 to Marina Endicott for her outstanding body of work and her generous engagement with the writing community.

“The Prairie Grindstone Prize by its very name acknowledges how difficult it is to make a living as a writer, and how vital the work is,” says Marina Endicott. “To be given a period of silence, and an investment in the writing itself: this is a true honour, and I’m grateful, energized, and inspired to get back to work.”

The jury members this year were Elena Bentley, Netta Johnson, and Caitilin Terfloth.

“Marina's prose pulls the reader in magnetically, layering and entwining beautiful narratives with every passing page,” says Netta Johnson, Publisher and Managing Editor at Stonehouse Publishing.

“Over the course of her prolific and expansive writing career, Marina Endicott has mentored numerous writers with generosity and sincerity,” adds Caitilin Terfloth, Executive Director for Sage Hill Writing. “What a joy it is to award The Prairie Grindstone Prize to a writer of such dedication to the writing community; may it allow Marina some much deserved time and space to focus on her next notable work!”

Congratulations, Marina!

Find out more at www.prairiegrindstoneprize.ca

The SWCC Book Awards shortlists are out and congrats to affiliates Sarah Boon, Keriann McGoogan, Author & Rachel Poliqui...
06/17/2026

The SWCC Book Awards shortlists are out and congrats to affiliates Sarah Boon, Keriann McGoogan, Author & Rachel Poliquin.

Also great to see affiliated publishers Firefly Books & Portage & Main Press with books included.

Book Awards Announcement! 🥁 We’re thrilled to reveal the 6 finalists for the 2025 SWCC Book Awards! 🎉

Explore the amazing Canadian science books that made it into this year’s ‘Youth’ and ‘General’ categories. Stay tuned for the finalists announcement and happy reading! 📚

🔗Learn more about the SWCC Book Awards: https://sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-Awards or follow the link in our bio.

Congratulations to AC affiliates Sage Birchwater & Sarah Louise Butler on being shortlisted for the Al and Eurithe Purdy...
06/15/2026

Congratulations to AC affiliates Sage Birchwater & Sarah Louise Butler on being shortlisted for the Al and Eurithe Purdy BC Award for Excellence.

Also nice to see affiliated publishers UBC Press & Caitlin Press with books included on the shorltist.

The $5,000 award, administered by the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts, recognizes "an outstanding book of fiction or non-fiction written by a British Columbia author and traditionally published by a BC-based publisher."

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