Online Booking Form
The purpose of the Writers Guild Foundation’s Visiting Writers Program is to create a link between students and the Hollywood writing community, and to enrich the learning experience for students with first-hand insights into the craft, practices and career management issues of the working writer in Hollywood.
Our Visiting Writers Program schedules writers to appear at colleges and universities locally and around the world. If you are a teacher, why not plan to take advantage of this program and book a writer to address your class?
We can arrange for a writer to visit your school if it is in the Los Angeles area; to address your class by video conference (if your school has these capabilities); to address your class by telephone conference; or, if you are out of state and your budget allows for a travel stipend, we may be able to arrange for an in-person visit.
All visiting writer sessions take the form of Question and Answer interviews, with the teacher/professor or the class asking pertinent questions of the writer. Many teachers will have their class prepare to meet a writer by viewing his or her films; by reading his or her screenplays; and certainly by discussing his or her work in advance of the actual session with the writer.
If you would like to make use of this valuable service, please:
1) fill out a Booking Form by clicking on the link above or below; and 2) We will respond to your email within a week to discuss further details or any special needs you might have.
The Writers Guild Foundation Visiting Writers Program is a free service. Note, however, that if the visit involves out-of-town travel for the writer, your institution will be expected to cover travel and accommodation expenses. Some schools are also able to offer an honorarium.
Note: If you are a WGA member with produced credits and you are interested in participating in this program, please call Sandy Allyn at 323-782-4691.
