About Us / Qui sommes-nous?

Our Mandate

The Centre for Literatures in Canada brings together authors, scholars, publishers, collectors and readers to celebrate the strength and diversity of Canada’s written culture. It promotes literary study as a future-oriented commitment to social betterment, and serves as a main source of information on authors and their works.

The mission of the CLC is to foster knowledge, reading, and appreciation of Canadian literatures, in English and in French, with a special focus on Indigenous, minoritized, and marginalized writing. The Centre aims to lead cutting-edge literary and interdisciplinary research.

 

Notre Mandat

Le Centre de littératures au Canada réunit des chercheurs, des auteurs, des éditeurs, des collectionneurs et des lecteurs pour célébrer la vitalité et la diversité des littératures du Canada. Il favorise les études littéraires et leur profond engagement à l’amélioration de la société, et il sert de source principale de renseignements sur les auteurs et leurs oeuvres.

La mission du CLC est de favoriser la connaissance, la lecture et l’appréciation des littératures canadiennes d’expression française et anglaise, avec un accent particulier sur l’écriture autochtone, minoritaire et marginalisée. Le Centre se veut à l’avant-garde de la recherche littéraire et interdisciplinaire.

 

Testimonials / Témoignages

"The CLC is a thriving and inspiring nerve-centre of cultural and intellectual engagement, a nexus unlike any other in Canada for people who read, think and create in both official languages" - Lynn Coady, author of Hellgoing

"As long as the CLC keeps creating exciting sparks between creators, scholars and community members, Canadians and others gathering at the University of Alberta will continue to cross new bridges of understanding and challenge each other in vital ways. I am honoured to support the CLC enthusiastically today and I will be double honoured to continue doing so tomorrow." - Lawrence Hill, author of The Book of Negroes

"The CLC is a treasure of resources for those who are truly passionate about Canadian Literature. The flurry of events, contacts and introductions enriches and enlivens the literary landscape." - Eden Robinson, author of Monkey Beach

"The Canadian Literature Centre reminds us that our national literature is an essential part of our heritage and helps to bring readers and writers into conversation with each other. It is, quite simply, indispensable for our understanding of our world and ourselves." - Esi Edugyan, author of Half Blood Blues

"Voltaire dismissed us as quelques arpents de neige, inhabited by bears and beavers, but while we may not have tulips in March, we have instead the Canadian Literature Centre. A coyote hub of celebration and research, writing and words flourish here, deep in the boreal forests of imagination. The CLC cauldrons ebullient energy around the sparking fire of Canada's great literature." - Aritha van Herk, author of Mavericks: An Incorrigible History of Alberta