Past Events | Writers Guild of America East

8Jan / 2026

Thursday Coaching Group for Members

Join Jim Arnoff for an interactive group coaching session to help Writers Guild members with their writing career. Arnoff will help writers navigate specific challenges, from working through ...

6Jan / 2026

Panel

Authoritarianism and Press Freedom Town Hall

Journalists are being targeted, press access to the White House is restricted and the President is going after news outlets that don’t report favorably on the administration. ...

5Jan / 2026

Fundamentals of Screenwriting Series

Fundamentals of Screenwriting: Good Scripts vs. GREAT Scripts

What are the key differences that separate a strong script from one that absolutely blows people away? After working with companies and clients on hundreds of screenplays—and ...

15Dec / 2025

Panel

The People vs. Lenny Bruce staged reading & Panel Discussion

The Writers Guild of America East, Cause Celebre Productions, and the New York Society for Ethical Culture are proud to present “The People Versus Lenny Bruce”, based on ...

11Dec / 2025

Screening + Q&A

THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE screening + Q&A w/ Mona Fastvold and & Brady Corbet

From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (THE BRUTALIST) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers. Academy Award nominee Amanda ...

10Dec / 2025

Screening + Q&A

SONG SUNG BLUE screening + Q&A w/ writer & director Craig Brewer

Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it’s never too late to find ...