Director, Donald Wilder ; producer, David Bairstow ; script, Mordecai Richler, William Weintraub ; photography, Eugene Boyko ; sound, Frank Orban ; editing, Stephen Timar ; sound editing, Victor Merrill.

Cast, Len Birman, France Johnson.

Recorded 1958.

A young man gives up a steady job to tackle the uncertain task of writing for a living. In telling his experiences, this film conveys a general picture of the literary field in Canada and the incentives it offers, or fails to offer, the creative writer. Opinions, encouraging and otherwise, are expressed by a Canadian publisher, a television producer, and friends of the young writer who want to see him make his mark.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).