Screen Australia and the Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) have announced applications are open for The Creators program. Now in its third year, The Creators is a career acceleration program for high-calibre, mid-career screenwriters to build toward the creation of their own shows. Expanding upon the success of Years 1 and 2, Year 3 sees The Creators evolve to…
Continue readingScreenworks and the Australian Writers’ Guild have today announced the selected participants of Seeding Storytellers with 17 emerging First Nations screenwriters selected for the program which will guide them to become note-takers in a writers’ room. The selected participants are Annidette Puni (Sydney, NSW), Angelina Hurley (Brisbane, QLD), Aria Kitchener (Tweed Heads, NSW), Barbara Hostalek (Perth, WA), Colleen…
Continue readingThe Australian Writers’ Guild is excited to announce In the Writers’ Room, a unique professional development workshop designed to give early career screenwriters in WA an insight into how a professional writers’ room operates. From the basics of what a writers’ room is and does through to the less obvious topic of etiquette in a room, it will give…
Continue readingThe John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science-Fiction Writing was established to encourage, reward and foster creativity in the development and showcasing of Australian science-fiction writing for film, television, web series and interactive media. Funded by a bequest from the late Australian film critic John Hinde, the winning writers will share in a $10,000 prize pool. There are two…
Continue readingThe 2025 Emerging Writers’ Awards are officially open for entries! Dedicated to uncovering the hottest new scripts and writing talent across Australia, these awards are a purpose-built and industry-recognised opportunity for AWG Associate and Student members to have their work showcased directly to industry decision-makers. The Emerging Writers’ Awards are open to screen and stage writers with an unproduced script of any genre across film, television,…
Continue readingThursday 13 February 2025NIDA, Sydney KEY INFORMATIONWhere: Parade Theatre, NIDA, 215 Anzac Parade, Kensington, Sydney (click for map)When: Thursday 13 February 2025Doors open: 6pm AEDT for drinks in the foyerCeremony starts: 7pm AEDT The AWGIE Awards will run for approximately 1.5 hours. Following the Awards, guests are invited to join us in the foyer for drinks, music and more food! LIVE STREAMThe…
Continue readingA musical satirising the 1975 constitutional crisis has taken home top honours at the Australian Writers’ Guild’s annual AWGIE Awards, with The Dismissal: An Extremely Serious Musical Comedy winning the prestigious $100,000 David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for Australian Theatre. It was the second win on the night for writers Blake Erickson and Jay James-Moody…
Continue readingAn outstanding field of Australian screen and stage writers has been recognised as nominees for the 57th Annual AWGIE Awards, which will be presented by the Australian Writers’ Guild next month in Sydney. Over 80 new works are celebrated from a cohort of Australian writers for stage, screen, audio and interactive. The nominees range from…
Continue readingA note-taking training program for First Nations screenwriters What’s the opportunity? Seeding Storytellers is a note-taking training program for emerging First Nations Screenwriters, supported by Screenrights Cultural Fund and Final Draft, and delivered by Screenworks in partnership with the Australian Writers’ Guild. Designed to provide the appropriate professional development required for the role of a note-taker, Seeding Storytellers will…
Continue readingSeven Australian playwrights will share $60,000 in prize money following the announcement of the Shane & Cathryn Brennan Prize for Playwriting by the Australian Writers’ Guild today. Two plays were celebrated as joint winners in the Stage category, with Kathryn Marquet’s Aurochs sharing the prize with Steve Rodgers’ The Future is History. The judging panel described Aurochs, an examination of the…
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