Writers' Guild of Great Britain

Still time to grab a ticket for 'Imperfect storms - new work from East Anglian writers' hosted by our East Anglia Branch at Norwich Theatre this Thursday (9 October), 7pm, tickets £3.50-£5.50

norwichtheatre.org/whats-on/imp...

Photo of the speakers from left to right: Kim MacAskill, Will Aryitey, George Lockett, Rose Behar and chair Ben Sabin

Shaping your game narrative - 15 October

Join our expert panel of games writers/narrative designers for this free online series of talks + Q&A, sponsored by @articydraft.bsky.social

Non-members welcome too!

Find out more + register:

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Anthropic settlement website – update for writers - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain Following on from our update for writers last month about the Anthropic class action in the United States, the settlement website is now live and can be found here. The …

📢 Anthropic class action - an update

The settlement website is now live + includes comprehensive information about the case + settlement, including a searchable tool to see if your books are included in the settlement + a claim form

Find out more 🔽

writersguild.org.uk/anthropic-se...

Solidarity with our sister union in the States

2025 Prize | Comedy Women in Print The UK's 2025 comedy literary prize for unpublished and published writers.

The Comedy Women in Print shortlists are out today - congratulations to all the nominated writers 👋🏆

Find out more here:

www.comedywomeninprint.co.uk/2025-prize

WGGB joins creators in demanding Prime Minister protects copyright - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain As the Prime Minister prepares to meet President Trump during the US state visit, WGGB has joined over 70 of the UK’s leading creators and creative organisations in signing an …

As the Prime Minister prepares to meet President Trump during the state visit, WGGB has joined over 70 of the UK’s leading creators + creative orgs in signing an open letter demanding the Government explains its failure to protect the rights of UK copyright holders

writersguild.org.uk/creators-ai/

Anthropic case - an update - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain We have had lots of enquiries about the Anthropic case in the US so we’ve put together an update and some guidance below. Background and latest developments This is a class …

We've had lots of questions about the Anthropic case in the US, so we've put together an update/guidance

We'll continue to keep members updated + if you have any questions, you can contact casework@writersguild.org.uk

writersguild.org.uk/anthropic-ai...

Emmys 2025: full list of winners Adolescence, Severance, Hacks and The Studio lead award tally with surprise win for Somebody Somewhere

Congratulations to our new President Jack Thorne for his Emmy wins 👏 🏆

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

WGGB AGM - catch up on all the news - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain WGGB members from across the UK joined us for our 2025 AGM today (12 September), which took place online for the sixth year running. Opening the meeting, WGGB Chair Emma …

Thanks to all our members who came to our AGM today - it was great to see so many of you there!

Read our round-up of all the news, including motions, elections + more:

writersguild.org.uk/wggb-agm-cat...

Jack Thorne announced as president of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain The playwright and screenwriter replaces Sandi Toksvig in the role and said that he was taking up the post as writers face "the battle of our lives"

Jack Thorne has been named the new president of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain 👇

Blue flyer with photo of Jack Thorne holding a placard and a quote from Jack: "I think the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain is a union to be hugely proud of. I was proud of it from the outside and I'm delighted to now fight for it from the inside. And I do think we're about to be in the battle of our lives"

We're delighted to announce that Jack Thorne is the new President of the WGGB

Jack takes on the role from Sandi Toksvig who is stepping down after 6 years, the maximum term a President can serve under union rules

The announcement has been made at our AGM today

writersguild.org.uk/president/

WGGB AGM 2025 - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain All WGGB members are invited to our Annual General Meeting on Friday 12 September 2025 from 10.30am (virtual doors open at 10am). To maximise member participation, we are holding the …

It’s our online AGM today – virtual doors open at 10am for a 10.30 start

Members who registered have been emailed a Zoom meeting link – check your Junk/Spam!

If you haven't received your Zoom link email admin@writersguild.org.uk

Find out more here:

writersguild.org.uk/agm-2025/

WGGB AGM 2025 - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain All WGGB members are invited to our Annual General Meeting on Friday 12 September 2025 from 10.30am (virtual doors open at 10am). To maximise member participation, we are holding the …

It's our online AGM this Friday + a reminder that members need to register in advance in order to receive the Zoom meeting link

Full info here:

writersguild.org.uk/agm-2025/

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📢 Playwrights working under our agreement with the Royal Court, RSC and National Theatre will see a 3.25% rise on minimum fees, backdated to 1 April 2025

Read the full story and view the rate card 🔽

writersguild.org.uk/3-25-rates-r...

We'll be sharing more info/details in coming days

More info to come in coming days!

What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement  - The Authors Guild Today, Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle claims that it downloaded pirated books to train its AI systems—the largest U.S. copyright settlement in history. The parties in Bartz v Anthropic...

Anthropic has agreed to pay affected authors a record $1.5 billion in a settlement, following its use of pirated books to train its AI. We'll share more details with members in the coming days

authorsguild.org/news/what-au...

WGGB at TUC Congress 2025 - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain WGGB is once again at TUC Congress, taking place this year from 7-10 September in Brighton. Congress is the policy-making body of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and motions are proposed and discussed...

We're at TUC Congress in Brighton this week

Find out more, including how to follow live

writersguild.org.uk/wggb-at-tuc-...

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All WGGB members are invited to our online AGM on Friday 12 September and registration is now open

Members have been sent an email with the registration link and you can find more info here:

writersguild.org.uk/agm-2025/

Read some analysis by writer and performer Dr Kay Stonham on why, when it comes to comedy writing, men still dominate the landscape

www.chortle.co.uk/news/2025/09...

WGGB AGM 2025 - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain All WGGB members are invited to our Annual General Meeting on Friday 12 September 2025 from 10.30am. To maximise member participation, we are holding the AGM virtually once again. The …

A final reminder that the ballot for contested seats on the WGGB Executive Council closes this Friday (5 Sep)

Full and Life Members are eligible to vote and you can find out further info here:

writersguild.org.uk/agm-2025/

Hi Lou - if you'd like to drop a line to casework@writersguild.org.uk we can provide more info

A CEO bragged that he gets "extremely excited" at the thought of firing people and replacing them with AI.

There is an alternative to letting tech bros control AI.

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The ballot for contested seats on our EC closes next week (5 September)

All Life and Full Members are eligible to vote and should have received ballot papers by post

Full info via our website:

writersguild.org.uk/save-the-dat...

This campaign is worthy of the support of anyone who ever uses any form of archive for research. What’s being proposed by the BBC is an appalling retrograde step.

YouTube video by Writers' Guild of Great Britain Navigating a career in videogames writing

For anyone looking to get into games writing as a career, @writersguildgb.bsky.social has uploaded a panel session I did with @coreybrotherson.bsky.social, @marygoodden.bsky.social and James Chew of @failbettergames.com, talking about that very subject: youtu.be/fcOXhmTk1tM?...

Open letter BBC Written Archives - August 2025 Join the campaign to protect the future of independent research at the BBC Written Archives Centre The following text is an open letter expressing the concern of historians and researchers about chan...

Join the campaign to protect the future of independent research at the BBC Written Archives Centre

Follow the instructions at the top of this open letter to join the campaign and sign

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

2/ TV writers have also taken a hit in the past 12 months - Government + the wider industry must do more to support creative freelancers

WGGB members who are affected by these issues + need support + advice can contact casework@writersguild.org.uk

Bectu survey: almost half TV workforce jobless - Televisual New research from Bectu reveals a that nearly half the workforce is out of work, with thousands struggling to pay bills and a third considering leaving the industry altogether. The union today release...

1/ An important survey from our sister union @bectu.bsky.social on the crisis in the TV industry

www.televisual.com/news/bectu-s...

Photo shows screenwriting in Scotland panel event at EIFF

We were delighted to be at Edinburgh International Film Festival earlier this week, hosting a panel on screenwriting in Scotland, followed by networking drinks

Thanks to everyone who came along!