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…
Continue readingThe 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…
Continue readingBookings for this event have now closed. The livestream viewing link will be shared via our Facebook and Instagram profiles at 6pm AEDT, Monday 27 October. Join us as we tackle the big topic of showrunning with some of the most experienced and successful showrunners in the world. The most impactful and successful contemporary television…
Continue readingWhat are secondary royalties? Where do they come from and how do you receive them? Next month on Lunch Break, join Manager of the Australian Writers’ Guild Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS) Molly Ulm, to learn more about what you need to do to protect your right to secondary royalties. Molly will also be updating members…
Continue readingOur scripts have been selected and distributed to our esteemed panel ready for a lively discussion on craft. The scripts include different formats and genres in a effort to cover a wide range of stories and styles. For each script, the 3 pages will first be read aloud to the audience. Then we’ll hear from…
Continue reading**VENUE CHANGE** Please note there has been a venue change for this event. It will now be held at Beer Deluxe in Federation Square in the Atrium section. Having trouble finding the motivation to write? Freaking out about the end of the year and all those scripts you were absolutely going to finish? Then bring your laptop or…
Continue readingThe Australian Writers’ Guild invites you to a MIGW social event for games writers, narrative designers and interactive storytellers. Following an informal in-conversation with narrative director Alexander Swords and some special guests, meet and chat with other interactive storytellers over a drink. Whether you’re in video games, games for change, TTRPG, XR, or beyond you’re welcome…
Continue readingAs we approach the third year of the AWG’s enormously successful Creators program we take a moment to chat with this year’s cohort. ABOUT THE CREATORS We will hear from this year’s participants about what they are most looking forward to, why this training and experience is so important and what they hope to take…
Continue readingA talk from the writer, director and star of the self-financed feature film All My Friends Are Back in Brisbane, shot in Brisbane in early 2025 and currently in post-production. What do you do when you can’t get finance for your projects? Make a project that you can finance yourself. That’s what Stephen Vagg and Louise…
Continue readingCome and mingle with industry colleagues in Write Night’s new venue – a casual yet sophisticated setting to celebrate, commiserate and meet potential collaborators. All Guilds invited – AWG, SPA, ADG, ACS, AGSC, ASE, APDG, ASSG. All tickets include a complimentary first drink! Where: Pioneers Room, Royal Automobile Club Australia, 89 Macquarie Street, The Rocks Sydney…
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