WGAW is excited to announce that standup comedian, writer, and actor Joel Kim Booster will be hosting the 2025 Writers Guild Awards Los Angeles show at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday, February 15.

Iconic screenwriter and director David Lynch has been named the recipient of the Writers Guild of America West’s 2025 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement.

The MBA is the collective bargaining agreement that covers most of the work done by WGA writers. If you have questions regarding the application or interpretation of its provisions, contact the ...

The Board of Directors will consider requests from individuals or companies to be removed from the Strike/Unfair List. In such cases, the Board will examine the facts and circumstances concerning the ...

The WGAW’s Political Department advocates on public policy issues of direct concern to writers and the Guild and also oversees contributions to the WGAW PAC. Our goal is to educate and organize broad ...

Welcome to the WGAW Start Button. In addition to working on your desktop it will also run on mobile devices. The Start Button will enable you to: Inform the Guild when writers begin working on a step ...

Over the past decade, deregulation and the growing dominance of streaming video have laid the groundwork for a media landscape where just three companies—Disney, Amazon, and Netflix—are poised to be ...

Mitchell Hurwitz offered a glimpse into his take on the family sitcom when he spoke of his own parents' refusal to "quietly disappear into their middle age." This, Hurwitz went on, "made the act of ...

The WGAW's Inclusion and Equity Department works with producers, studio and network executives, and writers to increase employment opportunities and the availability of writing assignments for writers ...

1. "Created by" Credit Determination. The WGA-determined "Created by" credit also determines the writer's eligibility for separated rights in a series. The "Created by" credit on a series is not ...

The WGAW Committee of Black Writers' mission is to empower, increase visibility, and create career and networking opportunities for Black writers in Hollywood. Established in 1975.

Unlike other landmark comedy variety series, most notably Saturday Night Live, It's impossible to talk about Laugh-In without viewing it through the lens of its times, the late 1960s and early '70s.