Writers Guilds of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) members voted to determine WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far).Announced on December 6, 2021, the list’s noted writing credits are based on that date

Know Your Rights. What Writers Need to Know; Discrimination, Harassment & Bullying; Discrimination in Hiring & Representation

We are the Writers Guild of America West, a labor union composed of the thousands of writers who write the content for television shows, movies, news programs, documentaries, animation, and digital media that keep audiences constantly entertained and informed.

Under Article VIII of the WGAW Constitution, each Current member is required to submit a quarterly dues declaration (sometimes called an “earnings declaration”).The dues declaration serves two important functions. First, it allows the Guild to calculate and bill your quarterly dues.

A writer’s position in the entertainment industry is determined largely by his or her credits. Their professional status depends on the quality and number of screenplays, teleplays, or stories which bear their names. The administration of an accurate and equitable system of determining credits is, therefore, one of the most important services the Guild performs for writers.

WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA 20 THEATRICAL AND TELEVISION BASIC AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE May 2, 20 through May 1, 202 Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, Inc. 15301 Ventura Blvd., Bldg. E

The Low Budget Agreement allows writers to write and sell a narrative feature-length screenplay under the protection of the Writers Guild if the theatrical film’s budget is at or below $1.2 million.

(December 14, 2021) Following the Guild’s first guide to TV series compensation in 2019, this updated analysis comes from more than 1,500 contracts and deal memos from the 2019-2020 season onward, primarily provided by the franchised agencies.

Arguably the best role ever written for Bill Murray, in terms of capturing his ineffable qualities—the goofball, the empath, the ironist. Sofia Coppola has said she based her 2004 Writers Guild Award-winning Original Screenplay on trips she took to Tokyo in her 20s.

The Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) is the collective bargaining agreement which covers most of the work done by WGA writers. The terms are negotiated every three years by the WGAW and WGAE, jointly referred to as WGA, and their “bargaining partners,” the companies that are signatory to the agreement.