Protecting and Promoting Writers’ Rights

On screen, on stage, on air

Protecting and Promoting Writers’ Rights

On screen, on stage, on air

Protecting and Promoting Writers’ Rights

On screen, on stage, on air

Protecting and Promoting Writers’ Rights

On screen, on stage, on air

Protecting and Promoting Writers’ Rights

On screen, on stage, on air

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Events

Online

Craft Bites International with Michelle Law and Radha Menon

The Australian Writers’ Guild is excited to collaborate with the Playwrights Guild of Canada in Craft Bites International, an exciting initiative designed to connect playwrights across borders. Two AWG playwright members have been paired up with Canadian peers. These talented duos will join together to offer audiences readings from new work and discuss their craft in a…
NSW

The 58th Annual AWGIE Awards

The Australian Writers’ Guild invites you to celebrate the best of Australian storytelling by joining us for the 58th Annual AWGIE Awards. Meet the nominees and be the first to congratulate the award-winning writers across stage, screen, audio and interactive categories. The event will be co-hosted by comedy superstars, Alex Lee and Suren Jayemanne. AWG members For information about…

News


Meet the nominees for the 58th Annual AWGIE Awards

Wednesday 21 January 2026 – An impressive field of Australian screen and stage writers have been recognised as nominees for the 58th Annual AWGIE Awards, to be presented by the Australian Writers’ Guild next month in Sydney. Over 70 new works by Australian writers for stage, screen, audio and interactive are nominated, highlighting the breadth and…

Home and Away screenwriters paid superannuation

Thursday 11 December 2025: The Australian Writers’ Guild has worked collaboratively with the Seven Network to come to an agreement about superannuation for screenwriters engaged by Seven on Home and Away.    The decision means that writers will receive superannuation contributions on their contracted script and story conference fees.    As a result of this agreement,…

Australian creative workers welcome passing of Australian Content Requirements Bill for steamers 

Thursday 27 November 2025: Australia’s screen creatives have today welcomed the passing of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video On Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025 through Parliament.   The legislation means streaming services are now included in the requirement to make a certain level of Australian content, via spending a percentage of their expenditure on new local drama, children’s, and documentary…

Writers welcome Government announcement protecting creator copyright

Monday 27 October 2025: The Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) and Australian Writers’ Guild Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS) welcome the Attorney-General’s announcement that the Australian Government will maintain Australia’s strong copyright framework.   The Australian Writers’ Guild is the professional association for Australian screen and stage writers across film, television, theatre, audio and interactive media and has protected and promoted…

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.