The Australian Writers’ Guild is delighted that Madness of Two’s latest production, Starweaver, opens this evening in Adelaide, running until Saturday 6 July as part of the 2024 Stateside Season of State Theatre Company South Australia. Starweaver is a gritty and gripping new science-fiction story live on stage, created and written by the award-winning theatre makers at Madness of Two, Jamie…
Continue readingThe Australian Writers’ Guild is delighted that Madness of Two’s latest production, Starweaver, opens this evening in Adelaide, running until Saturday 6 July as part of the 2024 Stateside Season of State Theatre Company South Australia. Starweaver is a gritty and gripping new science-fiction story live on stage, created and written by the award-winning theatre makers at Madness of Two, Jamie…
Continue readingThe Australian Writers’ Guild and VicScreen are pleased to launch First Break, a unique professional development program designed to give talented, aspiring screenwriters the opportunity to gain in-demand and practical skills, develop their understanding of the industry, and build industry connections. Supported by VicScreen, First Break forms part of AWG’s ongoing, overall professional development strategy to nurture talent and provide…
Continue readingFinegan Kruckemeyer has had 101 commissioned plays performed on six continents and translated into eight languages. He has received 42 awards (at least one each year since 2002) including the 2017 Mickey Miners Lifetime Achievement Award for services to international theatre for young audiences, the 2015 David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for Australian Theatre, and…
Continue readingWriter Stephanie Westwood has been named winner in the unproduced category of the AWG’s John Hinde Award, for a moving and naturalistic sci-fi game. You Can Survive a Rip Current, the only interactive script in the shortlist, was chosen from seven outstanding science-fiction projects spanning film, TV and audio. Westwood will receive $5,000 in script development funding and…
Continue readingThe Shane & Cathryn Brennan Prize for Playwriting has been developed to discover and celebrate the best new scripts among Australian playwrights. The Prize invites playwrights to submit unproduced plays across two categories: The Prize is open to full and associate members. The most outstanding scripts across both categories will share in $60,000 in prize money, and their scripts will be made eligible for…
Continue readingThirteen writers have been shortlisted for the Australian Writers’ Guild’s John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science Fiction Writing. The shortlisted projects were selected from close to 200 entries across three categories, with scripts ranging from audio dramas and interactive projects through to television pilots, shorts, feature films and web series. The annual award, first…
Continue readingZaity Salman is a screenwriter living and working on Gadigal land in Sydney, Australia. In 2022, she was selected for the AWG First Break program and has since worked as a notetaker on television projects for Every Cloud Productions, Matchbox Productions, and SBS Digital original series, Appetite. Taking from her experiences growing up Black in rural…
Continue readingBlake Ayshford is a multi-award-winning screenwriter. He recently finished working as a writer, script producer and executive producer on the drama series House of Gods, one of only eight projects to be selected for showcase at Series Mania. His credits include some of Australia’s top dramas, including Fighting Season (creator), The Devil’s Playground (showrunner), Mystery…
Continue readingScreen Australia and the Australian Writers’ Guild have today announced the six participants selected for The Creators 2024, a dynamic career acceleration program for high-calibre Australian screenwriters. The six participants in The Creators program are: Following on from the success of the 2023 program, this second year will provide the participants with world-class training, project and…
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