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Protecting and Promoting Writers’ Rights

On screen, on stage, on air

Join or Renew Membership

Protecting and Promoting Writers’ Rights

On screen, on stage, on air

Join or Renew Membership

Protecting and Promoting Writers’ Rights

On screen, on stage, on air

Join or Renew Membership

Protecting and Promoting Writers’ Rights

On screen, on stage, on air

Join or Renew Membership
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Why Join Us

The Australian Writers’ Guild continues to fight against unfair treatment of writers both for the writers’ sake and in support of a healthy industry.

We are negotiating new industrial terms and conditions and have developed a new range of model contracts and minimum recommended terms and conditions. Our service for members ups the ante on contract negotiations and adherence. Solidarity is fundamental to winning these battles. 

Support the guild that works hard for you and your fellow writers, and call on our services to fight for what you are worth.

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Join the Australian Writers’ Guild today to access exclusive benefits and resources. Be part of the community of writers fighting for writers’ rights and fair remuneration.

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Events

Online

Lunch Break: Giving Your Own Green Light

Earlier this year Stephen Vagg produced a feature film from his own script All My Friends Are Back in Brisbane with a cash budget of $15,000. In this month’s Lunch Break webinar, he explains how this was accomplished and offers his thoughts on why more writers should roll up their sleeves and move into the…
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NSW

AWG NSW: Spring Social Mixer

Come and mingle with industry colleagues in Write Night’s new venue – a casual yet sophisticated setting to celebrate, commiserate and meet potential collaborators. All Guilds invited – AWG, SPA, ADG, ACS, AGSC, ASE, APDG, ASSG. All tickets include a complimentary first drink! Where: Pioneers Room, Royal Automobile Club Australia, 89 Macquarie Street, The Rocks Sydney…
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QLD

AWG QLD: All My Friends Are Back In Brisbane in conversation

A talk from the writer, director and star of the self-financed feature film All My Friends Are Back in Brisbane, shot in Brisbane in early 2025 and currently in post-production. What do you do when you can’t get finance for your projects? Make a project that you can finance yourself. That’s what Stephen Vagg and Louise…
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About Us

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The Australian Writers’ Guild is the professional association representing writers for stage, screen, audio and interactive and has protected and promoted their creative and professional interests for more than 60 years.

The Guild’s vision is to see performance writing and performance writers thrive as a dynamic and integral part of Australian storytelling, shaping, reflecting and enhancing the Australian cultural voice in all its diversity.

News

News
21 August 2025

David Williamson Prize grows to become richest playwriting award in Australia

21 August 2025 – The David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Australian Theatre Writing has increased in 2025 to become the richest annual playwriting award in the country. The winning playwright will now receive $40,000, with a further $80,000 awarded to the theatre company who staged the winning work, taking the total prize to $120,000.  The David Williamson…
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Advocacy News
6 August 2025

Writers push back against any changes to copyright law for Artificial Intelligence

The Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) and Australian Writers’ Guild Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS) have rejected the suggestion that a Text and Data Mining (TDM) Exception for the training of AI models be considered by the government, and expressed disappointment at the Productivity Commission’s interim report. The report “Harnessing data and digital technology” seeks feedback on…
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News
31 July 2025

The Creators 2025 Participants Announced

Thursday 31 July 2025: Screen Australia and the Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) have announced the seven participants selected for The Creators 2025, a dynamic career acceleration program for high-calibre Australian screenwriters. The seven participants in The Creators program are: Building on the success of Years one and two, this third year will provide participants with high-level showrunner training,…
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Advocacy
6 June 2025

Australian Screen Industry urges Productivity Commission to crack down on theft of creative works for AI

The theft of thousands of creative workers’ intellectual property by AI companies is unacceptable, say creatives of the Australian screen industry, urging the Government to come down hard on the ongoing and widespread use of stolen and uncompensated work by AI developers. Responding to the Productivity Commission’s consultation on policy reform, the Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG), Australian Writers’ Guild Authorship Collecting…
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Image credits

Poor Things, by Tony McNamara, photograph: Searchlight Pictures. Prima Facie, by Suzie Miller, photograph: Helen Murray. Gordon (Patrick Brammall) and Ash (Harriet Dyer) in Colin from Accounts Season 2, photograph: Joel Pratley/Easy Tiger Productions/Binge/CBS/Screen NSW. Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, by Summerfall Studio. Little J and Big Cuz, image provided by Ned Lander.

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