Community Programs Overview
The Writers Guild Foundation recognizes that our mission to engage and educate emerging writers cannot be fulfilled without a deep commitment to equity and accessibility.
Through our community programs, we aim to create pathways for students and underserved communities to meaningfully connect with WGAW membership and make use of our educational resources.
Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program
Provides writers from underrepresented backgrounds with the tools and education to become a writers’ assistant and script coordinator, resulting in meaningful employment opportunities.
The Veterans Writing Project
Identifies emerging writers from U.S. military backgrounds and provides them with the tools and mentorship to nurture their passion for screenwriting and successfully navigate the entertainment industry.
Provides educational resources, professional guidance, and career-building opportunities for Veterans Writing Project alumni who are on the threshold of breaking into the industry.
Veterans Fellowship
Connects WGA members with speaking opportunities benefitting K-12 students and screenwriting students at colleges and universities locally and abroad.
Visiting Writers Program
Pairs WGA members with volunteer opportunities through like-minded partner organizations focusing on literacy, writing, and filmmaking.
Community Partnerships
A partner program serving writers currently incarcerated at Sheridan Correctional Center in Sheridan, Illinois.
Justice-Impacted Writers Project
Our Talent
Interested in learning more about our program alumni? Seeking new talent for a writers’ room? We’ve got you covered!
Visit Our Talent page to read more about emerging writers from The Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program and Veterans Fellowship. We’re proud to feature success stories from alumni who have landed jobs and, in many cases, ascended the ranks to staff writer positions, alongside testimonials from the showrunners who hired them.
If you are an exec, rep, showrunner, or producer seeking talent and would like to receive a list of curated recommendations, please submit a request using the form linked below.
Volunteer Opportunities for WGA Members
Interested in supporting emerging writers? Sign up to volunteer!
We welcome members to share their time and wisdom with participants in our Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program and Veterans Writing Project & Fellowship. Additionally, WGF pairs volunteers with like-minded organizations who work with young people from underserved communities on literacy, writing and filmmaking.