South Asian Writers Form Newest WGAW Committee
12/10/2024 • Evan Henerson
After years of community building and momentum, members make it official.
12/13/2024 • Evan Henerson
Photos and member voices from the largest Guild holiday party in history.
Captains at the Ready
11/26/2024 • Evan Henerson
WGAW member leaders gather for largest captains meeting since the strike.
Contract gain gives more WGAW writers valuable production experience.
Sara Casey and Manuel Herrera team up and benefit from 2023 MBA gains.
9/3/2021
The WGA, As Seen on TV and in Film
In onscreen depictions of the Guild, members show its powerful role.
3/26/2021
Searching for Power in Numbers
In honor of Women’s History Month, a look at the early days of the WGAW Women’s Committee.
The Guild is ready to assist you.
6/1/2017 • J. E. Smyth
The First Woman President
President Mary McCall Jr. was a pioneer in Hollywood who fought for the rights of all writers.
Profile in Solidarity
10/29/2024 • Kelly Hartog
Captain Leah Folta advocates for other workers as part of the WGAW Solidarity Committee.
Tips for the Trenches
10/11/2024 • Evan Henerson
Staff Writer Boot Camp gives members tools to advance their careers.
On WGAW’s 3rd & Fairfax podcast, Teamsters negotiating committee members representing casting directors, associate casting directors, and casting assistants discuss bargaining with the AMPTP.
Screenwriters Combat Free Work
9/20/2024 • Evan Henerson
Writers work with the Guild to push back.
New MBA provision significantly boosts pay for development room work.
Inevitable Foundation Seeks a Level Playing Field for Disabled Writers
8/23/2024 • Lisa Rosen
From fellowships to a staffing and development platform, the newcomer supports writers with disabilities in myriad ways.
The Animation Guild rally draws thousands to Burbank.
Writers cite the still powerful solidarity between the two unions.
Post-Strike, Humanitas Continues Groceries for Writers
8/6/2024 • Evan Henerson
Food insecurity survey gives a snapshot of need.
Brady Campaign Helps Hollywood Show Gun Safety
7/26/2024 • Evan Henerson
WGAW writers and showrunners pledge to change the cultural narrative on firearms in America.
Just Press Pay
7/5/2024 • Evan Henerson
The WGAW Start Button is a tool for members to get paid.
Lights, Camera, PAC-tion!
6/21/2024 • Evan Henerson
WGAW Political Action Committee amplifies members’ voices.
Help is Their Business
6/14/2024 • Evan Henerson
The Entertainment Community Fund (ECF) continues to offer assistance and relief.
Community, Representation, and Solidarity
5/23/2024 • Evan Henerson
Jewish Writers Committee becomes newest WGAW Committee.
Drawing Lines
5/14/2024 • Robert Fulton
WGAW provides animation writers support to secure WGA contracts.
Pushing the Green Envelope
5/10/2024 • Kelly Hartog
Strike hero Joelle Garfinkel reopens Green Envelope Grocery Aid.
Recollections from a Rebel Outpost
5/7/2024 • Evan Henerson
South Bay WGAW members bonded on the picket lines at Manhattan Beach Studios.
Ridiculousness Writers Negotiate First Contract
4/26/2024 • Evan Henerson
Newest WGAW members enjoyed support throughout contract campaign.
So Here’s the Deal…
4/23/2024 • Evan Henerson
Customized deal research by WGAW Agency Department leads to better results for writers.
Guaranteed second step provision of 2023 MBA is a long-awaited gain for screenwriters.
American Fiction writer Cord Jefferson to receive 2024 Paul Selvin Award.
For veteran writing team David Weddle and Bradley Thompson, greater pension contributions make the future look bright.
Writers Guild Award Screen Laurel honoree Walter Hill reflects on his career.
Paddy Chayefsky TV Laurel Award honoree Linda Bloodworth Thomason took the road from Poplar Bluff to Hollywood.
2023 WGA Negotiating Committee Co-Chairs Chris Keyser and David A. Goodman to receive Morgan Cox Award.
An Orientation to a United Guild
3/19/2024 • Evan Henerson
Newly-joined WGAW members applaud the solidarity.
Hollywood labor solidarity helps American Federation of Musicians gain streaming residuals, protections against AI, and health plan improvements.
Many Unions, One Fight rally draws thousands, including hundreds of WGAW members.
A Decade of Dimming the Lights for WGA Members
2/27/2024 • Evan Henerson
The Guild Screenings turns 10.
The choice for the Writers Guild Awards venue was easy.
Welcome to the New Written by
2/6/2024 • Meredith Stiehm
The WGAW’s member publication gets a glow-up.
Cobra Kai staff writer Olga Lexell sees instant benefits of the new MBA.
Bringing Up Baby
2/6/2024 • Louise Farr and Evan Henerson
The WGA’s Paid Parental Leave benefit steps in to help.
Writers gained coverage of “new media” and a foothold in today’s massive streaming market.