Press Room
2015
July 23
Writers Guild of America West Announces Final List of Candidates for 2014 Board of Directors Election
The Writers Guild of America West has announced its final list of candidates for the 2015 WGAW Officers and Board of Directors election.
July 20
2016 Writers Guild Awards Industry Alert
The Writers Guilds of America, West (WGAW) and East (WGAE) have made key changes to Writers Guild Awards categories this year in terms of eligibility criteria to accurately define what constitutes a series vs. a limited series and/or miniseries, as well as reflect the creative differences between writing for comedy/variety talk series and comedy/variety sketch series.
June 19
Writers Guild of America West Announces Candidates for 2015 Officers and Board of Directors Election
The Writers Guild of America West's Nominating Committees have announced the initial list of candidates for the 2015 WGAW Officers and Board of Directors election.
May 26
WGAW Statement Regarding Proposed Charter-TWC Merger
The Writers Guild of America West has issued the following statement regarding the proposed Charter Communications-Time Warner Cable Merger
April 24
Comcast Drops Bid to Merge with Time Warner Cable
The Writers Guild of America West President Chris Keyser has issued the following statement regarding Comcast’s announcement that it will drop its merger plans with Time Warner Cable.
April 10
California PUC Commissioner Florio Recommends Denial of Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger
The Writers Guild of America West applauds PUC Commissioner Mike Florio’s proposal to deny the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger here in California.
March 03
The State of Diversity in Writing for Television - TV Writer Access Project Honorees
The Writers Guild of America West has issued the findings of its 2015 Television Staffing Brief, the WGAW's latest analysis of the state of diversity in writing for television within the entertainment industry.
February 26
WGAW Commends FCC on Net Neutrality Vote
Chris Keyser, President of the Writers Guild of America West, has issued the following statement in response to the FCC vote to protect the open Internet.
February 18
Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger Not Good For L.A.
Congressman Tony Cárdenas (CA-29) added his voice today to the growing list of public officials, consumer groups, and businesses that are opposed to allowing Comcast’s acquisition of Time Warner Cable.
February 14
2015 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) tonight announced the winners of the 2015 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories at simultaneous ceremonies at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles and the Edison Ballroom in New York City.