Writers Guilds Call For Submissions For Second Annual Videogame Writing Award
Awards Recognizes Essential Creative Contributions Made By Videogame Writers
James Schamus To Receive Trailblazer Award
Prestigious Award To Be Presented at Ninth Annual Woodstock Film Festival
2009 Writers Guild Awards Season Kicks Off with Call For Documentary Screenplay Submissions
Fifth Annual Award Recognized Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Feature Writing
WGAE Members Selected As Humanitas Prize Finalists
Congratulations to Sarah Treem, Tom McCarthy, George Pelecanos and David Simon on their being names finalists.
Writers Guild Members Rule Emmy® Nominations For Primetime, News and Documentaries
76 Writers Guild, East members are nominated for the Primetime and News and Documentary Emmy® Awards for writing.
61st Writers Guild of America Awards
FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT in Television and Radio Writing and Graphic Art
61st Writers Guild of America Awards
FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT in Television and Radio Writing and Graphic Art
WGA Awards First SilverDocs Documentary Screenplay Award
Writer-Director Anna Broinowski Wins WGA Awards For Film Forbidden Lie$.
WGAE and WGAW Receive Sidney Hillman Foundation Award
The Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West received the prestigious UNITE-HERE's Officers' Award from the Sidney Hillman Foundation.
2008 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Los Angeles and New York - Marking the 60th Anniversary of their annual awards, the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced the winners of the 2008 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for screen, television, documentary, radio, promotion, and videogames during 2007.
WGAE Names Walter Bernstein As Burkey Award Recipient
WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, EAST TO AWARD EVELYN F. BURKEY AWARD TO WALTER BERNSTEIN
Awards Are Nice, But We'd Rather The Writers Get A Fair Contract
Award-winning writers and actors get together and say
"Awards are nice, but we'd rather the writers get a fair contract"
Award-Winning Strike Support in New York
Awards in hand, writers, directors and actors, showed their support for the writers strike and vowed not to cross an Oscar picket line.
‘No Country’ and ‘There Will Be Blood’ Lead Oscars
Joel and Ethan Coen, Tony Gilroy, and Tamara Jenkins receive nods from Oscar.
Statement on WGAE Awards Event
The Writers Guild of America, East issued this announcement today regarding the New York Writers Guild of America Awards Event:
61st Annual Writers Guild Awards
Entries are now being accepted for the Writers Guild of America Annual Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Television and Radio Writing and Graphic Art, Videogame Writing, and Documentary Screenplays. For online submissions and all other awards information more>
WGAE Foundation – M*A*S*H Benefit – November 10
WGAE Foundation invites you to a star-studded staged reading of M*A*S*H "The Interview" directed by Academy Award Winner Director Barry Levinson. For more information and tickets, click more>
LOWELL PETERSON - NEW WGAE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Lowell Peterson joins the Writers Guild of America, East as Executive Director. Read WGAE President Michael Winship’s letter announcing Lowell ’s arrival. more>
WGA 2008 Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement
Read the Schedule of Minimums established in the 2008 Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement. If you have any questions regarding to the application of these provisions or minimums, or regarding interpretation of the Basic Agreement, contact the WGAE. more>
THE STRIKE IN PICTURES
The strike is over, but the images and pictures remain. Visit the WGAE’s photo gallery of photos from key events and pickets. more>
WGAE Celebrates Its Contracts and Members
WGAE members celebrated their hard work and solidarity that resulted in new contracts. See some of the photos from the celebration here. more>
CONTRACT 2007/8 AND STRIKE RECAP
Writers are back at work after the 100-day strike. Background information on the strike and its issues, as well as the archive of strike-related videos and articles are found here. If you have any questions regarding the contract, strike, your return to work, or other related issues, we’re here to help. Email: mbaissues@wgaeast.org or call the WGAE at 212-767-7800. more>