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.
The AWG’s purpose is to promote the role and recognition of – and rewards for – performance writing in Australian society and culture; to pursue a thriving industry environment; to protect and advance rights and opportunities and to promote excellence and improve professional standards, conditions and remuneration.
History
Learn about the Guild's early years and fights for writers' rights.
Our Board
Meet the National Executive Council.
Our Staff
Meet the AWG staff.
Our Committees
Learn more about AWG state committees.
What We Do
The Australian Writers’ Guild is the professional association for Australian performance writers principally in film, television, theatre, audio and interactive.
We fight to improve professional standards, conditions and remuneration for Australian screen, stage, audio and interactive writers; to protect and advance the rights of our members and to promote the Australian cultural voice in all its diversity. The Guild boasts many domestic successes over our history and we continue to work to ensure Australian writers are given the support they need to succeed in the global marketplace. By supporting Australian writers we strengthen the industry as a whole and are proud of our role in assisting many major productions to be made in Australia.
How We Operate
Established by writers for writers, the AWG is a democratic organisation run by its members, who each year elect a National Executive Council and State Branch Committees. Our members work together to represent their fellow writers across the industry.
Our Members
The AWG has several membership levels for performance writers. Full members are performance writers who have produced work and are entitled to the full range of services provided by the AWG. Emerging writers without the required amount of produced work can apply for Associate membership of the Guild and can make use of a number of our services and networking opportunities and apply for the many initiatives we run throughout the year. We also have student membership for full time students.
The highest level of membership in the Australian Writers’ Guild is Life Membership. Our Life Members are well-respected pioneers of the industry, many of whom are founding members of the AWG.
Our Supporters
The AWG receives assistance from Screen Australia, Scripted Ink., ScreenWest, and Screenrights for ongoing programs.
Our annual AWGIE Awards are sponsored by Screenrights, AWGACS, Netflix, NIDA, Endemol Shine, ACTF, AFTRS, ABC, By George Legal, Fremantle, Matchbox Pictures, See Saw Films, RGM Artists, HLA Management, Hall Payne Lawyers, Curio Pictures, Driftwood Productions and Creative Content Australia.
