Join us at Dynasty Typewriter for a hilarious evening celebrating comedy, service, and the WGF’s Veterans Writing Project! Expect a silent auction, special appearances, and of course, great comedy from stand-ups and alumni of the program. All proceeds benefit the Veterans Writing Project.

The Writers Guild Foundation, in partnership with Storyline Partners, hosts this virtual panel analyzing narratives portraying eco activists, scientists, and journalists and exploring how dissent and protest is criminalized. Hear how writers approach the intersectionality of climate action and first amendment protections in their stories, how these narratives impact our culture, and advice for engaging with eco activism in your own stories.

Join the Writers Guild Foundation, in partnership with Human Rights Watch, for a conversation on how portrayals of aspiring authoritarians in film and television can help audiences identify and respond to the tactics and strategies that are deployed to threaten our institutions.

Join Entertainment Career Coach/Talent Agent Consultant/WGF Workshop Facilitator Jim Arnoff in an immersive, interactive career coaching group for one-on-one coaching, group coaching, networking and resourcing to supercharge your writing career.

Seeking more robust and expanded female-focused storytelling in your creative work? In this interactive and instructive workshop, author Stacey Simmons, PhD helps participants bypass the outdated patriarchal storytelling model and leads them through this newly-discovered, women-driven model, based on her forthcoming book, The Queen’s Path: A Revolutionary Guide to Women’s Empowerment and Sovereignty.

Join Business of Creating in partnership with Writers Guild Foundation for an interactive panel and Q & A with seasoned entertainment professionals to discuss FAST/AVOD Opportunities.

The Writers Guild Foundation, in partnership with Storyline Partners, hosts this conversation on contextualizing pregnancy and abortion storylines in the current political and social climate. The panel will explore how writers approach these storylines holistically by addressing how public policies—or lack thereof—can create disparities in access to healthcare, childcare, and workplace flexibility.

Grab your pencils, pens, and paper: it’s time for WGF’s Write-A-Thon: Back 2 School! On Saturday, September 7, we’re opening the Library for a six-hour writing sprint with our library staff on hand to help with script requests and a community of writers providing the motivation you need to start, revise, or finish your next script.

The Writers Guild Foundation, in partnership with the Writers Guild of America West and Variety, present SUBLIME PRIMETIME 2024, our annual event celebrating the Emmy-Nominated writers for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.

The Writers Guild Foundation, in collaboration with Storyline Partners, will host this virtual panel discussion analyzing the history and current state of representing trans people on- and off-screen.

The Writers Guild Foundation teams up with Stephens College MFA in TV and Screenwriting for a conversation about writing female characters in leadership roles. We’ll explore how writers develop these strong leads, where they find inspiration for particular characters, and how they draw from various styles of leadership to inform their approach.

Join Entertainment Career Coach/Talent Agent Consultant/WGF Workshop Facilitator Jim Arnoff in an immersive, interactive workshop that will give you the skills on how to be truly yourself, fully present and communicate with words that make a lasting impression.

Interested in WGF's Writers' Access Support Staff Training Program? Learn more about the 12-week course and application process at our upcoming info session on July 10th.

On Saturday, June 29, we’re opening the Library for a six-hour writing sprint with our library staff on hand to help with script requests and a community of writers providing the motivation you need to finish that script.

For this edition of our Showrunner Sessions series, we’ll hear from Abe Sylvia, the showrunner of the Apple Original comedy Palm Royale, about his journey to the showrunner chair, how he runs his writers’ room, and his advice for writing comedies. Moderated by Jenelle Riley (Deputy Awards and Features Editor, Variety).

The Writers Guild Foundation, in collaboration with Storyline Partners and Define American, host this virtual panel discussion analyzing the history and current state of portraying authentic immigrant stories in entertainment while providing guidance for writers on how to approach future narratives in ways that avoid harmful stereotypes and tropes.

For this virtual session, we welcome TV creator, writer, executive producer and director Veena Sud. Veena will speak with fellow writer and showrunner Soo Hugh (Pachinko, The Terror) about her journey to writing for TV, her approach to running a writer’s room, and how she navigated the industry.

Join Business of Creating Institute, in partnership with the WGF, for a dynamic interactive panel and Q&A with seasoned Entertainment professionals to discuss Pitching Your Project: A Practical Guide to Success.

Join Career Coach/Talent Agent Consultant/WGF Workshop Facilitator Jim Arnoff, who will lay out the step-by-step essentials for pitching with impact and results. We'll cover making the strongest connection, painting the big picture, articulating the inspiration, bringing the cast of characters alive, telling the feature/pilot story with clarity and, for a series, envisioning future episodes/storyarch with precision.

The Writers Guild Foundation, in partnership with the Writers Guild of America West, Final Draft/Coverfly, Variety, and sponsored by Late Night with Seth Meyers and Saturday Night Live, present BEYOND WORDS 2024, our annual event highlighting this year’s Writers Guild Awards screenplay nominees.

Join us for two back-to-back panels featuring nominees for Adapted and Original Screenplay. Learn about their process for crafting the nominated scripts as well as their journeys navigating the industry as writers.

The definition of a multi-hyphenate, Felicia Day is an actor, writer, producer, podcaster, author, streamer, and influencer, who has made a name for herself across the media landscape. For this special afternoon, she is sharing her insight with Veterans Writing Project alumni and our audience of emerging writers who are seeking advice on finding their voice as an artist, forging a path in the entertainment industry, and transforming creativity into a viable profession.

For this session, we learn from John Hoffman, the co-creator and showrunner of Hulu Original comedy Only Murders In The Building. He’ll chat with fellow writer/producer Alexa Junge (Grace and Frankie, Friends) about his journey to the showrunner chair, how he runs his writers room, and his advice for writing comedies.

For this session, we welcome Tony Phelan and Joan Rater, the creators, writers, and executive producers of A Small Light, National Geographic’s limited series about the life of Miep Gies. We’ll examine the series’ first episode script to learn how the writing team approached introducing the story about the Dutch woman who sheltered Anne Frank’s family during World War II.

Hosted by WGF Librarians Javier Barrios and Lauren O'Connor, we'll take a painstaking look at scripts on screen to analyze and learn about description, dialogue, character voice, text on screen, plus much more. For this session, we welcome David Hemingson, the writer of The Holdovers. He’ll take us through the pages of his original screenplay and share his approach to developing memorable characters and dialogue.

The Writers Guild Foundation teams up with Stephens College MFA in TV and Screenwriting for a virtual conversation about writing in the worlds of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). We’ll explore how writers research the science behind their shows, the inspiration for particular characters, their individual journeys to the writers’ room, plus more.

Due to some last-minute issues, John and Craig have to reschedule the Scriptnotes live show originally planned for this Sunday.  We're bummed too! We had a whole cookie thing in the works. We'll be back with details and new dates after the holidays. Enjoy the rest of your 2023!

Join Career Coach/Talent Agent Consultant/Writers Guild Foundation Workshop Facilitator Jim Arnoff in an immersive, interactive workshop that will give you the coaching skills to reflect embracingly, create a plan to turn all of your insights into effective action, and devise specific commitments to achieve in the coming year.

Join us for a hilarious afternoon celebrating comedy, service, and the WGF’s Veterans Writing Project!

Expect a silent auction, special appearances, and of course, great comedy from stand-ups and alumni of the program. All proceeds benefit the Veterans Writing Project.

This hourlong virtual discussion will focus on how our panel of screenwriters honed their writing process, their inspirations and what they consider elements of an excellent horror film, as well as general advice for writers interested in the genre.