The Board of Playwriting Australia has today released A Consolidated Vision for Plays and Playwriting in Australia, the final report from the third-party review into the future of the organisation and play and playwright development in Australia.

Six new Showcase projects have been announced as the shortlist for the Australian Writers’ Guild’s 2019 Monte Miller Awards, to be presented later this month in Melbourne.

Have a great idea for the next classic Aussie film? Inspired by Australia’s diverse and unique landscapes? It’s time to get writing for the chance to develop your idea into a market-ready screenplay and get it in front of key industry figures!

​Industrial contracts and rates available to AWG members have been updated for 2020, with rates increased with CPI (as of 1 January 2020).

The Australian Writers' Guild has joined fellow screen industry guilds in calling out the federal government’s abrupt decision to fold the Department of Communications and the Arts into a new super ministry, omitting the Arts, as an insult to the industry.