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Mission Statement
The mission of the Videogame Writers Caucus (VWC) is to promote the professional and artistic interests of interactive writers in the multibillion dollar gaming industry. The VWC seeks to raise the writers' status and influence within this industry, build a community of professional videogame writers within the WGAW, and expand WGA coverage
Primary Goals
Educate writers about the gaming industry and educate the gaming industry about professional writers via meetings, panels and conferences.
Encourage the crediting of videogame writers by promoting the Videogame Writing Award (go to our Awards section for details).
Work with other Guilds, studios, networks, companies, and organizations to promote the general welfare of the writer in the videogame industry.
Expand writers' WGA coverage to include every writer working in the gaming industry.
How to join the VWC
To join the VWC simply download and complete the VWC Membership Application. Then send your form to the WGAW for processing at:
Writers Guild of America, West
Organizing Department
7000 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Please note, applicants must meet at least one (1) of the following criteria to be eligible for the VWC and each applicant must submit a copy of the written materials in connection with the qualifying eligibility requirement(s). For questions or more information please call (323) 782-4511.
1. Must have received a writing credit on at least one produced videogame. Credits which are not easily discernable as writing credits will be reviewed along with the submitted written materials by the Videogame Writers Caucus Steering Committee.
2. Has been employed to write a design document or any other written videogame material, which in the judgment of the Videogame Writers Caucus Steering Committee is equivalent to writing a thirty (30) minute television script.
3. Has been hired to write videogame material under a Writers Guild contract.
Benefits of VWC Membership
When you become a member of the VWC you become part of a community of professional writers working in the gaming industry who care about promoting the general welfare of videogame writers.
VWC members receive all WGAW mailings and communications, including Written By, WGAW Member News, the WGAW Membership Manual and its periodic updates. They may serve on the VWC Steering Committee and certain other WGAW committees as designated by the Board of Directors. They may also use the WGAW Script Registration Service at a reduced rate and join the WGAW Film Society subject to availability.
VWC members can also become members of the Inter-Guild Federal Credit Union or its successor subject to the discretion of that entity's governing body and may be entitled to participate, if otherwise eligible, in any employment access program administered by the WGAW Human Resources Department. VWC members may be eligible for participation in the WGA self-pay health insurance WritersCare provided through CIGNA. The program is administered through The Entertainment Industry Group Insurance Trust (TEIGIT).
Please note; however, that caucus membership does not provide the right to vote in WGAW elections, to run for office with the WGAW Board of Directors nor does it allow attendance at WGAW membership meetings for the Writers Guild of America, West Inc.
Videogame Writing Award
To apply for the Videogame Writing Award, go to our Awards section.
To find out more information about full WGA membership for videogame writers who have performed writing services under the Guild's Interactive Program Contract (IPC) contact Laura Watson at 323-782-4511.