Press Room
2015
December 18
ACA Excise Tax Must Be Repealed
Hollywood’s writers welcomed the news out of Congress today that, with the passage of the year-end tax and budget package, implementation of the Excise Tax provision of the Affordable Care Act will now be delayed for two years.
December 15
TV and Screenwriter Arthur Sellers to Receive WGAW's 2016 Morgan Cox Award for Guild Service
Veteran comedy-variety television and screenwriter Arthur Sellers has been named the recipient of the Writers Guild of America West?s 2016 Morgan Cox Award in recognition of his Guild service.
December 03
2016 Writers Guild Awards Television, New Media, News, Radio, & Promotional Writing Nominations Announced
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio, and promotional writing during 2015.
November 19
Family Guy Creator Seth MacFarlane to Receive WGAW’s 2015 Animation Writers Caucus Writing Award
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to animation writing, Family Guy creator and acclaimed writer-producer Seth MacFarlane will receive the Writers Guild of America West Animation Writers Caucus’ 2015 Animation Writing Award for lifetime achievement tonight at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills.
November 11
Writers Choose 101 Funniest Screenplays
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) tonight released the list of the 101 Funniest Screenplays.
October 21
WGAW’s 2015 Feature Writer Access Project Honorees Announced
The Writers Guild of America West has announced the honorees for the 2015 Feature Writer Access Project, the WGAW’s Inclusion and Equity screenwriting program for minority, women, and 60-and-older writers.
September 21
Open Internet Essential to Promoting Free Speech
he Writers Guild of America West (WGAW), the Future of Music Coalition (FMC) and the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC) are pushing back against a powerful group of Internet service providers (ISPs) that is seeking to invalidate the Federal Communications Commission’s 2015 order protecting an open Internet.
September 21
Writers Guild of America West Announces 2015 Officers and Board of Directors Election Results
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) today announced the results of its 2015 WGAW Officers and Board of Directors election.
September 01
2016 WGA Videogame Writing Award Call for Submissions
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced the submission period is now open for the 2016 WGA Videogame Writing Award, honoring outstanding achievement in videogame writing.
August 17
2016 WGA Documentary Screenplay Award Call For Submissions
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced the submission period is now open for the 2016 WGA Documentary Screenplay Award...