Writers Guild of America East

WGAE Council Election Voting Instructions

Online voting for Council members begins at 8am ET on Wednesday, August 24, 2016, and ends at 5 PM ET on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Any current member in good standing is eligible to vote in the election. To vote online, please visit https://eballotuv.votenet.com/wgaeast and follow these steps: Log in with your 5-digit Member ID and […]

Writers Guild Members Unanimously Ratify New Public Television Contract

NEW YORK, NY (August 23, 2016) – The Writers Guilds of America, East and West, have reached agreement on a new Public Television contract. The bargaining unit unanimously voted to ratify the three year contract. The new contract provides: 3% increase in all minimums effective July 1, 2016, with 0.5% of that amount diverted to […]

2017 WGA Documentary Screenplay Award – Call For Submissions

New York and Los Angeles (August 15, 2016) – The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) have announced the submission period is now open for the 2017 WGA Documentary Screenplay Award, honoring outstanding achievement in documentary feature writing. Submissions will be accepted from August 15 through November […]

ThinkProgress Employees Ratify Writers Guild of America, East Contract

NEW YORK, NY (July 25, 2016) – Writers Guild of America, East-represented editorial employees at ThinkProgress have unanimously ratified the union’s collective bargaining agreement with the Center for American Progress. In the first year of the contract almost a third of the bargaining unit will receive increases of between 9% and 20%, and the average […]

2017 Writers Guild Awards

NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES (JULY 14, 2016)– The 2017 Writers Guild Awards (69th Annual) will be presented at simultaneous ceremonies on Sunday, February 19, 2017, in New York and Los Angeles. The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories. 2016-2017 WGA MEDIA TIMELINE […]

(July 25) Asian-American Film Festival TV Writers Panel

As part of the Asian-American Film Festival, moderator Judy Lei will talk with Kenneth Lin (HOUSE OF CARDS) and Susan Kim (WELCOME TO THE WAYNE) about changing the Asian American identity through storytelling and the challenges of working in traditional media and new media.

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Interview: Mike Birbiglia (DON’T THINK TWICE)

Mike Birbiglia knows how to tell a great story, as displayed in his acclaimed one-man shows, THANK GOD FOR JOKES or MY GIRLFRIEND’S BOYFRIEND, as well as his numerous appearances on THIS AMERICAN LIFE and with THE MOTH. In 2012, he wrote and directed a feature film adaptation of his solo show SLEEPWALK WITH ME, […]

Interview: Ingrid Jungermann (F TO 7TH, WOMEN WHO KILL)

Ingrid Jungermann became a member of the WGAE with her acclaimed web series, F TO 7TH, which was recently picked up by Showtime to be developed into a television series. Soft spoken and precise, Ingrid translates her feelings of being an outsider into stories that are celebrated for writing that is inquisitorial, efficient and well-decorated with wry humor. […]

Interview: Chris Kelly (OTHER PEOPLE)

OTHER PEOPLE tells the story of a comedy writer (Jesse Plemons) struggling with personal and professional setbacks as he returns to his hometown to live with his dying mother (Molly Shannon). The film opened this year’s Sundance Film Festival, was the closing night film at Outfest and won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature […]

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