The Writers Guild Foundation

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Applications for the 2026 cycle of the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program are now open! The deadline to submit applications is September 16.

You can find program information, application details, and view our most recent program info session at bit.ly/writers-access

Today is your last day to take advantage of early bird ticket pricing for Sublime Primetime!

See our full panelist lineup and get your tickets today at www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...

Join us tomorrow for Showrunner Sessions with WE WERE LIARS' Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie!

Learn more and get your ticket at www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...

It's Emmy season, which means Sublime Primetime is right around the corner! Join us, in partnership with @wgawest.bsky.social and Deadline, for our annual event featuring Emmy-nominated writers in back-to-back panels at the Writers Guild Theater.

Learn more & get tickets: bit.ly/sublime2025

Join us on Friday, August 15 for a new Career Coaching Group with Jim Arnoff!

Learn more and reserve your spot at ow.ly/9Qti50WtzPe

Congratulations to our second class of graduates of the Veterans Fellowship: Addison Blu, Christopher Harris, LeVonda Lee, Corinthian Maldonado, RJ Palisoc, and Anthony Pittore!

Learn more about our alumni and request access to our lookbook here: bit.ly/Vets-Fellows....

Take advantage of early bird ticket pricing for these two events through Monday, July 21st!

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Our virtual info session is one week away!

Learn more and register here: wgfoundation-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We have two new upcoming events!

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Happening tomorrow! Join us: www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...

Tomorrow we welcome our new class of vets to the Veterans Writing Project at the annual kickoff Weekend Retreat. All week we have been preparing and raising funds. Today we are SO close to our fundraising goal of $20,000! Can you help us support this year's program?

Donate: ow.ly/Oify50WhN76

Writers' Access Support Staff Training Program — The Writers Guild Foundation

Our virtual info session will be on July 24 at 6pm PT. We will discuss the program's purpose, structure, admissions process, and tips for crafting a strong application. You can RSVP for the session and find more program information at bit.ly/writers-access.

Applications for the 2026 cycle of the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program open on August 7!

The 12-week program is designed to uplift underrepresented voices in the TV industry. BIPOC writers, LGBTQ+ writers, disabled writers, and writers over the age of 50 are encouraged to apply.

"Write your spec! Anything can happen."

Thanks for the words of wisdom, Alex Convery! Make an appointment to read AIR at the WGF Library at wgfoundation.org/library.

YouTube video by Writers Guild Foundation Character Creation Lab: Writing Student and Working Parent Characters

ICYMI: Our recent event in partnership with Imaginable Futures, Character Creation Lab: Writing Student and Working Parent Characters, is now on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/XKv7VQz9B0o?...

“Stories can change the world, or at least alter it.”

We are grateful to have your story in the WGF Library, Ligiah Villalobos. Make an appointment to read UNDER THE SAME MOON (La Misma Luna) at the Library by visiting wgfoundation.org/library

Join us on July 10 for Showrunner Sessions with POKER FACE's Tony Tost!

For this session, Tost will share his journey to the showrunner chair, how he runs his writers’ room, and his advice for writing comedies.

Learn more and RSVP at www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...

We're looking for our next Community Programs Intern!

The deadline to apply is July 3, 2025. For more information on duties, pay rate, and the application link, visit wgfoundation.org/careers.

YouTube video by Writers Guild Foundation Writers on Writing with Dan Erickson

We have something new for your queue! Writers on Writing with SEVERANCE's Dan Erickson is now available to watch on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/Qp9FCFXCng4?...

La SACD, la ‪@villa-albertine.bsky.social, le @cnc-fr.bsky.social et la @wgfoundation.bsky.social ont le plaisir d’annoncer les 6 projets retenus pour la 4e édition de La Fabrique Boulevard des Séries.

⏩Pour en savoir plus : shorturl.at/FUCQV

YouTube video by Writers Guild Foundation The Writer Speaks: Jean Rouverol Butler

Taking a trip down memory lane to May 1, 2000 when we met with the remarkable Jean Rouverol Butler. Here she discusses her life and work, including the Blacklist and living in exile in Mexico during the 1950’s: youtu.be/NM61u7sC58s?...

Encouragement — The Writers Guild Foundation My name is Lauren O'Connor — and I'm the writer behind many of the library-related blog posts and resources that you utilize on this website. In constructing these resources, I try to listen to the qu...

Today’s Wednesday Words of Wisdom come from WGF Staff. If it’s been difficult for you to write, if you’ve been feeling uninspired, if the state of the industry has got you down, we want to remind you that you are not alone.

Read more here: www.wgfoundation.org/blog/2025/5/...

WGF x Imaginable Futures - Character Creation Lab: Writing Student and Working Parent Characters — The Writers Guild Foundation The Writers Guild Foundation, in partnership with Imaginable Futures, hosts a virtual Character Creation Lab focused on developing compelling character backstories and storylines through the lens of s...

There's still time to RSVP for tonight's event!

Join us: www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...

Write-A-Thon: Summer Edition — The Writers Guild Foundation On Saturday, June 14 , 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 nee...

Write-A-Thon: Summer Edition is happening on June 14, 2025! Limited tickets available, so get yours today: www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...

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Are you a WGA member passionate about supporting the next generation of veteran writers? We are currently seeking mentors for the upcoming Veterans Writing Project class!

If you or someone you know is a WGA member interested in mentoring, please get in touch at programs@wgfoundation.org.

Thanks for tuning in!

We'll be getting started at 5pm PT! Join us: www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...

Join us tomorrow for Writers on Writing with SEVERANCE's Dan Erickson!

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Industry 101: Unions 101 — Humanitas

Industry 101: “Unions 101,” 5/21 w/ partner @wgfoundation.bsky.social. Panelists include @wgawest.bsky.social’s Cathy Genovese, Taraneh Mansouri, Hilary Swett, WGF Archivist and Dustin Fleischmann, moderator, WGF Director & Events and Communications. RSVP now!
www.humanitasprize.org/industry-101...