European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 25/06/2026A collective and multi-language reading, in front of the European Parliament, of the EWC Statement, highlighting the importance of remembering that writers are the first spark in the creation of books and also the first step for a more democratic, more critical, and more pluralistic society. 000 0
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 25/06/2026One of the most inspiring moments of 26's AGM was when EWC and their members organisations delegates gathered for our public action: reading “Critical Voices in Critical Times”, You can read the full statement at our website: europeanwriterscouncil.eu/260615_defen...europeanwriterscouncil.euHOME - EWC - European Writers CouncilEWC is a NGO constituted by currently 55 writers’ and literary translators’ associations & unions in 34 European countries (EU Member States, EEA countries Iceland and Norway & Belarus, Macedonia, Mon... 110 1
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilOisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I‘ve been running creative writing and illustration workshops for kids for more than twenty years. I wrote this piece for the @europeanwriterscouncil.eu about how *devastating* this tech could be for children’s creativity. #SpeirGorm #AI #GenAI againstwritoids.org/the-claw-in-...againstwritoids.orgTHE CLAW IN THE GLASS BOX: CHILDREN, ART AND AI – AGAINST WRITOIDSthe author reflects on the artist's path of learning through the whole life and how a today kid shall face a new world in which learning is considered as not important, while result is. 2169 16
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 07/06/2026Excellent and very strong article about how copyright is undermined and the necessity for authors to standing up together #genai #stopthesteal @ninageorgenovelist.bsky.social 034 4
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilEuropean Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 25/05/2026Further Limitations and Exceptions In the existing copyright mean a weakening for Authors. europeanwriterscouncil.eu/260525_wipo_... Pressure on human authors and the exploitation of their works increases, budgets for education and culture are cut, Big tech is disrespecting authors’ rights & culture 022 2
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 25/05/2026Further Limitations and Exceptions In the existing copyright mean a weakening for Authors. europeanwriterscouncil.eu/260525_wipo_... Pressure on human authors and the exploitation of their works increases, budgets for education and culture are cut, Big tech is disrespecting authors’ rights & culture 022 2
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilNetopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 01/06/2026"One in two fiction writers receives no advance payment for their book." From the EWC position paper on #CopyrightDirective europeanwriterscouncil.eu/260601_ewc-p... @europeanwriterscouncil.eu 022 2
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 16/05/2026Postponing the protection of Europe and its people so that Big-Tech is benefitting from the absence of rules is NOT helping Europe. We express its concern regarding the provisional agreement via the DIGITAL OMNIBUS - sold as „simplifications“ though truly DE-REGULATIONS #ai #digitalomnibus 121 2
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 16/05/2026We, the EWC, urge European legislators to be truly quick and efficient in finding solutions that can guarantee scrupulous respect for the rights of European authors, instead of postponing an important regulation europeanwriterscouncil.eu/260512_dig_o...europeanwriterscouncil.eu 122 2
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilGrace Tierney @wordfoolery.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Today is #worldbookday26, #CopyrightDay, and English Language Day. The Irish Writers' Union and @europeanwriterscouncil.eu are showing the faces behind the books. We're not AI, and copyright law protects our earnings. #protecthumanauthors My books wordfoolery.wordpress.com/my-books/ 041 4
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilErik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026European Writers' Council: Celebrating the UNESCO World Book & Copyright Day 2026 – or: For the EWC: The Writer as Critical Infrastructure Remembrance Day europeanwriterscouncil.eu/behindeveryb... @europeanwriterscouncil.eu #behindeverybook #namethetranslator #xl8 011 1
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilKatherine Mezzacappa @katmezzacappa.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Celebrating #worldbookday2026 with #luciedumas #irishwritersunion @europeanwriterscouncil.eu #thehumanauthorsfacebehindthebookwrittenbyahumanauthor #thafbtbwbaha #writingcommunity Any #author can join in, union member or not #protecthumanauthors #worldbookday26 #humanauthorsfirst #behindeverybook 041 4
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 19/03/2026At the presentation of the selected experts within the Technical Exchange Network (TEN), EWC' Secretary General Nicole Pfister Fetz reminded the Member States and organisers about this and to follow the ART principle* *Authorisation – Remuneration - Transparency. 010 1
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 19/03/2026EWC at the WIPO Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange (AIII) europeanwriterscouncil.eu/2603_wipo-ai... On the occasion of the launch of the AI Infrastructure Interchange - AIII its important to develop measures for a meaningful marking and labeling of AI (re)produced products. 171 7
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilHeike Specht @heikespecht.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Herbert Wehner nannte sie despektierlich die "Dame Lepsius". Überhaupt hatten einige Herren in der SPD ihre Mühe mit Renate Lepsius, war sie doch eine entschiedene Kämpferin für die Gleichstellung der Frau. Als 1976 das Ehe-u Familienrecht reformiert wurde, setzte sie den 1/3 1234 23
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilThe Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 18/03/2026If you want to survive the publishing industry, you need the mindset of an elite athlete.writersdigest.comPublishing Is an Endurance Sport: What Elite Athletes Can Teach Writers About PublishingAuthor and elite athlete Blair Northen Williamson shares five lessons elite athletes can teach writers about publishing. 082 8
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/03/2026MEPs state major key principles, reminding Europe that EWC’ ART principle is no longer to be overlooked: the report clearly states that works have been used with neither Authorisation, nor Remuneration, or any Transparency. 010 1
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/03/2026The vote on the resolution “Copyright and Generative Artificial Intelligence – opportunities and challenges”, led by MEP Axel Voss, is a clear landmark for authors’ rights legislations, not only in Europe, but in the world. 110 1
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/03/2026Since years now and specifically since the display of the first ChatGPT in December 2022, authors have fought to have their voice heard in Europe, EWC standing along with 13 European federations of authors and performers, representing millions of cultural professionals across Europe. 100 1
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/03/2026[…], clarify the overinterpreted TDM exception, set red lines that all AI companies should not cross and have authors’ rights legislations applied respectfully. 100 1
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/03/2026🎉When ART rules : The EWC welcomes the adoption of the “Voss-Report”, setting up clear protections for authors in the era of generative AI, and calls on now the EU Commission and the EU Council to adopt the long-needed approach to rebalance the unjust market, […] 132 3
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/02/2026Meeting in person with #friends, partners and colleagues of other associations, EU administration and officials, to meet new friends and the old ones again. @euvisualartists.bsky.social @fep-fee.bsky.social @ceatl.bsky.social @monika-pfundmeier.com @eyshans.bsky.social 031 3
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 11/02/2026Some #impressions from our first EWC’s in-person Board meeting of the new Board, elected in May. We were massively looking forward to - and also very much rewarded with #inspiring encounters and talks at - the network cocktail on Wednesday evening. 132 3
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilThe Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 01/02/2026L – Licensing, not scraping: support a statutory licensing scheme for AI training that provides a lawful, transparent route for AI developers to access creative works, ensuring fair payment and attribution to creators 022 2
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilThe Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 01/02/2026C – Consent first: clarify the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA) to ensure creators’ works cannot be used to train GenAI models with explicit, prior consent 132 3
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilThe Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Kate Tough on the threat of AI translations. themadridreview.com/f/books-ai-a... #translation #translator @ceatl.bsky.social @societyofauthors.bsky.social @europeanwriterscouncil.euthemadridreview.comBooks, AI, and the Future of TranslationBy Kate Tough 086 8
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilMonika Pfundmeier @monika-pfundmeier.com · 07/12/2025In einer #Demokratie, in einer Gesellschaft, ist Kultur der GESTALTUNGSRAUM, in dem wir uns begegnen, Ideen austauschen, über unsere Gesellschaft und Werte verhandeln und voneinander lernen. #Literatur ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil davon. 041 4
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 07/12/2025Sebastià Portell, member of EWC’ Board, wrote an in-depth article about AI and authors' rights (in Catalan and also translated into Spanish) for The New Barcelona Post. He also summarizes the work EWC has been doing in the last three years. www.thenewbarcelonapost.cat/ia-drets-aut... 042 4
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilCEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 24/11/2025CEATL and EWC call on the book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after Amazon’s launch of its Kindle Translate platform. Read more here: www.ceatl.eu/books-cannot... @europeanwriterscouncil.eu @fiteurope.bsky.socialceatl.euBooks cannot be translated in a click!CEATL and EWC call on the global book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after the announcement of Amazon to launch Kindl... 12215 22
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilCatharine Cellier-Smart | Smart Translate @smart-translate.bsky.social · 04/12/2025🤖 Books cannot be #translated in a click: @ceatl.bsky.social & the @europeanwriterscouncil.eu call on the global book sector, incl. writers, agents, publishers & readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary #translators after Amazon’s launch of Kindle #Translate ceatl.eu/books-cannot...ceatl.euBooks cannot be translated in a click!CEATL and EWC call on the global book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after the announcement of Amazon to launch Kindl... 0118 11
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 07/12/2025The use of copyrighted material for the development of generative speech, text, image, or audio works shall accordingly stay subject to a licence reservation. Already in July 2023 EWC has announced a statement about the A.R.T. principle and Generative AI. 010 1
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 07/12/2025ART and CULTURE. If we allow writoids to replace writers, instead of protecting them, we will simply lose humanity. Let's NOT protect machines, lets´s protect humans and human art. To do so, the A.R.T.-principle is a crucial base. 120 2
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 07/12/2025Authorisation, Remuneration Transparency. The basis of world copyright law in its form as Authors’ Rights, always places the author at the centre. Even more with the upcoming challenges from Gen A.I. we should be much further ahead by now, and not deny ourselves what makes us most human: #ai 132 3
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 24/11/2025Let’s defend ourselves against the logics of mere profit. Let’s keep fostering an industry that nurtures a love of reading of works written, translated, illustrated and published by human beings. #ai #humanwork #protectartists #translation #copyright #StandUpForEuropeeuropeanwriterscouncil.euJoint Call by EWC & CEATL to stand in solidarity with human translators - EWC - European Writers CouncilDue to Kindle's latest offer CEATL and EWC call on the global book sector to stand in solidarity with human literary translators. 011 1
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 24/11/2025Instead of just trying to go the easy way and to just make the cut for one's self: Let’s protect writers’ and translators’ work, their diverse creativity and their livelihood. Let’s protect culture and champion rich human creativity.europeanwriterscouncil.euJoint Call by EWC & CEATL to stand in solidarity with human translators - EWC - European Writers CouncilDue to Kindle's latest offer CEATL and EWC call on the global book sector to stand in solidarity with human literary translators. 111 1
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 24/11/2025Most AI models have been unlawfully trained on copyright-protected works without consent, attribution or remuneration of writers&translators - aka: our work has been stolen. This new offer should be a wake-up call for ALL players in the global book sector. europeanwriterscouncil.eu/2511_jl_ceat...europeanwriterscouncil.euJoint Call by EWC & CEATL to stand in solidarity with human translators - EWC - European Writers CouncilDue to Kindle's latest offer CEATL and EWC call on the global book sector to stand in solidarity with human literary translators. 100 1
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 24/11/2025Due to Kindle's latest offer @ceatl.bsky.social & EWC call on the global book sector to stand in solidarity with human literary translators. As Amazon announced to launch Kindle Translate, a new AI-powered translation “service”, for selected Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) authors for free. 142 4
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilMonika Pfundmeier @monika-pfundmeier.com · 21/11/2025Das IST anstrengend, das ist aufwändig. Der Return on Invest #roi setzt erst mit Verzögerung ein. Kürzungen in diesem demokratischen Gestaltungsraum vorzunehmen, heißt: Räume zu verengen, abzuschaffen, Möglichkeiten zu löschen und unsere #Zukunft und Demokratie auf Spiel zu setzen. 042 4
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilMonika Pfundmeier @monika-pfundmeier.com · 21/11/2025Kultur ist #Gestaltungsraum einer #Demokratie. Raum, in dem wir ins begegnen, uns austauschen, unsere Gesellschaft und Werte verhandeln und: voneinander lernen. Kultur - das ist nicht nur ein Werk als Ergebnis, #Kultur ist Prozess - wie auch Demokratie Prozess und Weiterentwicklung ist. 142 4
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 16/11/2025Hold those ones accountable who exploit and want to profit from our work and knowledge without contributing to growth and evolvement. @monika-pfundmeier.com @ninageorgenovelist.bsky.social 044 4
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 16/11/2025EWC - speaking for over 250.000 authors in Europe - demands: @ec.europa.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social Use your power. Stand up for Europe and Europe’s Culture and Creatives! 132 3
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilRoland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Morgen! 0123 12
Reposted by European Writers' CouncilMichael Albert @michlalbrt.bsky.social · 28/10/2025"Jeder Mensch hat ein Recht auf ein würdiges Leben. Es ist nicht nur verfassungswidrig, wenn die Regierung das Existenzminimum angreift. Es ist auch moralisch nicht tragbar, Menschen nach ihrem Nutzen einzustufen."taz.deLinken-Abgeordnete zur Bürgergeld-Reform: „Wer Arme gegeneinander ausspielt, schützt Reiche vor Kritik“Cansın Köktürk findet die Regierungspläne „menschenverachtend“. Als Sozialarbeiterin habe sie erlebt: Sanktionen helfen niemandem auf die Beine. 4486133 486
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 14/10/2025europeanwriterscouncil.eu/2510_ewcfbm/europeanwriterscouncil.euEWC @Frankfurt Book Fair 2025 - Panels & Events - EWC - European Writers CouncilMeet us! Discuss with us, get informed, get inspired! In several panels we exchange about the most burning topics for writers and literature – and also come together to connect. Our Panels & Networkin... 021 2
European Writers' Council @europeanwriterscouncil.eu · 14/10/2025Friday 17 October, 15:00-15:30, Stand IG Autorinnen Autoren, hall 3.1 / F20 How are we going, the authors in Europe? Discussion in German – live and on air. And: more on our Website. #ewc #writersofeurope #fbm #fbm25 #ai #ourfuture 120 2