2013 Awards Timeline
TV Eligibility Period: Long Form, Episodic, Animation, and Children’s script categories: First broadcast between Dec 1, 2011 and Nov 30, 2012
All other script categories: First broadcast between Oct 1, 2011 and Sep 30, 2012
Screen Eligibility Period: Exhibited theatrically in Los Angeles for one week during 2012
Documentary Screenplays: Exhibited theatrically in Los Angeles or New York for one week during 2012
Videogame Eligibility Period: Originally released between Dec 1, 2011 and Nov 30, 2012
New Media Eligibility Period: First exhibited on a new media platform between Dec 1, 2011 and Nov 30, 2012
2012
OCTOBER
Fri. Oct 12 - Deadline for submissions: TV-Radio and Paul Selvin Award scripts
Fri. Oct 12 - Deadline for submissions: Drama, Comedy, and New TV Series
Tues. Oct 23 - Preliminary TV Series online voting begins
NOVEMBER
Fri. Nov 16 - Deadline for submissions: Theatrical and Documentary Screenplays
Fri. Nov 16 - Deadline for submissions: New Media Writing
Tues. Nov 27 - Deadline for Preliminary TV Series online voting
Fri. Nov 30 - Deadline for submissions: Videogame Writing
DECEMBER
Tues. Dec 4 - Preliminary Screenplay online voting begins
Thurs. Dec 6 - Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation nominees announced
Mon. Dec 31 - Theatrical eligibility period ends (Original, Adapted, and Documentary Screenplays)
2013
JANUARY
Wed. Jan 2 - Deadline for Preliminary Screenplay online voting
Fri. Jan 4 - Theatrical and Documentary Screenplay nominees announced
Fri. Jan 4 - Final Screenplay and TV Series online voting begins
Tues. Jan 8 - Fri. Jan 18 - The Contenders: Writers Guild Award-nominated films screening series - Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills
Wed. Jan 16 - New Media and Videogame Writing nominees announced
Fri. Jan 25 - Deadline for Final Screenplay and TV Series online voting
FEBRUARY
Thurs. Feb 7 - Beyond Words: Writers Guild Award-nominated screenwriters panel Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills
Mon. Feb 11 - Deadline for reservations and ticket sales for 2013 WGA L.A. ceremony
Sun. Feb 17 - 2013 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS (65th Annual)
