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Everything You Need To Know About The Writers Guild Foundation Library (AKA, a FREE Treasure Trove)
July 25, 2024
SCAD in Midtown Atlanta Breaks Out the Best in Big-Time Scripts
April 23, 2024
Writers Guild Foundation Launches Fellowship to Transform Veterans Into Writers
March 7, 2024
Exclusive: Sony, Amazon, NBCU Sign On To Boost Writers Guild Foundation’s Writers Access Support Staff Training Program
December 7, 2023
Exclusive: Writers Guild Foundation Reveals 2023 Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program Participants
July 31, 2023
WME and Writers Guild Foundation’s Emerging Writers Workshop
June 23, 2023
Bookend: Flipping the Script
March 1, 2023
This Library is the Only One of Its Kind in the Entire World
February 4, 2023
WGA Awards Nominees Share Tricks Of Their Trade At ‘Beyond Words’ Panels
February 10, 2022
The WGFestival: A Festival of Unmitigated Joy
November 24, 2021
Writers Guild Foundation Announces Youth Screenwriting Program With Spoken Word Nonprofit Get Lit
June 27, 2021
The Guild's Poetic Screenwriters Lab, with Final Draft as a partner, pairs youth poets with industry mentors.
Tanya Saracho, Mike Royce & Liz Hsiao Lan Alper Announce Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program Graduates
September 10, 2021
TV writers/producers Tanya Saracho (Vida), Mike Royce (One Day at a Time), and Liz Hsiao Lan Alper (Day of the Dead), along with the Writers Guild Foundation, have announced graduates of the inaugural class of the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program.
Tanya Saracho, Mike Royce, Liz Hsiao Lan Alper Debut Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program
March 24, 2021
‘Watchmen’ Writer Cord Jefferson Launches TV Fellowship for Journalists
January 27, 2021
Deconstructing Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7,’ from Spielberg to Netflix
December 28, 2020
‘Tonight Show’ Writers Explain How Jimmy Fallon Pulled Off the Nicolas Cage ‘Tiger King’ Sketch
May 7, 2020
How Emmy-Nominated Writers’ Rooms Keep Politics in Mind
August 22, 2019
Hollywood Iftar Encourages Creators to Reject "Stereotypical Stories" About Islam
May 17, 2019
The third annual event was hosted by the Muslims on Screen & Television Resource Center, Unity Productions Foundation and the Writers Guild Foundation.
Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani Talk ‘Little America’ at WGFestival
April 2, 2019
Oscar nominated screenwriters Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani kicked off the WGFestival 2019
Game of Thrones: 18 Secrets, Easter Eggs, and Revelations Hiding in 7 Seasons of Scripts
December 5, 2018
A cache of scripts from the show help clear up long-held questions—and blow several theories wide open.
Reading, Writing…and Rhimes
September 20, 2018
Whether they yearn to be the next Shonda Rhimes or just revel in Hollywood history, writers find their way to this unique Los Angeles library.
WGF, MPAC Talk Creating Authentic Representation for Muslims and TV
October 19, 2018
On Thursday evening, an industry panel featuring writers, actors and practicing entertainment lawyers discussed ways in which Muslims and the Islamic faith have been represented through film and television, as well as offered ideas on how to ensure better and more authentic representation moving forward in the industry.
RFC signs MoU with LA foundation to develop TV, cinema writing professions
July 27, 2018
The Royal Film Commission – Jordan (RFC) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Los Angeles-based Writers Guild Foundation (WGF), aiming to develop the writing profession in the field of television and cinema.
Muslims Seek Greater Understanding From Hollywood Through Iftar Event
May 18, 2018
Thursday night the Writers Guild Foundation and Muslims on Screen & TV resource center invited Muslims and non-Muslims alike to share the sacred meal at the West Hollywood London hotel.
Top Female Showrunners Talk Industry Battles, Opening Doors for Others
March 26, 2018
Producing for Netflix vs. the networks, the increasing clout of female showrunners, and how to fight for distinctive ideas to be heard were among the topics at a panel of women showrunners at the 2018 Writers Guild Festival Sunday.
May 18, 2017
The Creative Industry Coalition aims to harness the resources of studios, unions and production companies in the district's backyard, and bring them to students through equipment donations, classroom visits, field trips and more.
Hooray for Hollywood’s Hand-me-downs: LAUSD taps industry resources
Coffee, Tea and a Script: 18 L.A. Hotspots for Hollywood Writers
January 20, 2017
Phil Lord's Italian cafe, Damon Lindelof's late-night hangout, an 'Empire' scribe's "magical Starbucks": "You feel a little less likely to screw around on Facebook when Chris Weitz is a few chairs away."
9 Things We Learned From The ‘Insecure’ Writing Staff’s Panel At The Writers Guild Foundation
December 1, 2016
8 Places to Write in L.A. (That Aren’t Coffee Shops)
October 10, 2016
Here we've compiled a list of spaces writers seem to love.
