2019 Writers Guild Awards: Media Timeline
2019 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS
New York and Los Angeles – The 2019 Writers Guild Awards (71ST Annual) will be presented at concurrent ceremonies on Sunday, February 17, 2019, in New York and Los Angeles. The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, news, radio, videogame, promotional, and graphic animation categories.
2018-2019 WGA MEDIA TIMELINE
2018
OCTOBER
Fri. Oct. 19 Deadline for submissions: Drama / Comedy / New Series; TV-Radio/Audio-New Media Scripts and Paul Selvin Award
NOVEMBER
Thu. Nov. 1 Preliminary Series online voting begins
Fri. Nov. 16 Deadline for submissions: Theatrical + Documentary Screenplays and Videogames
Mon. Nov. 26 Deadline for Preliminary Series online voting
DECEMBER
Thu. Dec. 6 Television, New Media, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominations Announced
Fri. Dec. 7 Preliminary Screenplay online voting begins
2019
JANUARY
Thu. Jan. 3 Deadline for Preliminary Screenplay online voting
Mon. Jan. 7 Theatrical + Documentary Screenplay and Videogame Nominations Announced
Tue. Jan. 8 Final Screenplay and Series online voting begins
Thur. Jan. 10 – The Contenders: Writers Guild Award-nominated films screening series
Fri. Jan. 18 Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills
Jan. TBA “And the Nominees Are…”: Writers Guild Award TV and New Media nominee panels – Venue: NYC (TBA)
Thu. Jan. 31 Deadline for Final Screenplay and Series online voting
FEBRUARY
Wed. Feb. 6 Deadline for 2019 WGA show reservations, sponsorships and ticket sales
Thu. Feb. 7 Beyond Words – Writers Guild Award-nominated screenwriters panel
Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills
Sun. Feb. 17 2019 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS (71ST Annual)
New York: Edison Ballroom
Los Angeles: Beverly Hilton
For more information about the 2019 Writers Guild Awards submission process, guidelines, and official entry forms, please visit www.wgaeast.org or www.wga.org.
For media inquiries about the 2019 WGA New York show, please contact Jason Gordon in the WGAE Communications Department at (212) 767-7809 or email: jgordon@wgaeast.org.
For media inquiries about the 2019 WGA Los Angeles show, please contact Gregg Mitchell in the WGAW Communications Department at: (323) 782-4651 or email: gmitchell@wga.org
The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) are labor unions representing writers in motion pictures, television, cable, digital media, and broadcast news. The Guilds negotiate and administer contracts that protect the creative and economic rights of their members; conduct programs, seminars, and events on issues of interest to writers; and present writers’ views to various bodies of government. For more information on the Writers Guild of America, East, visit www.wgaeast.org. For more information on the Writers Guild of America, West, visit www.wga.org.
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