David A. Goodman, longtime executive producer on “Family Guy,” will become the next president of the Writers Guild of America West, succeeding Howard Rodman in the post. Rodman announced last month…
“Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner and “The Walking Dead” executive producer Glen Mazzara have scored the most votes in winning two-year terms to seats on the Writers Guild of America West board…
Citing staffing costs for upcoming negotiations on its master contract, the Writers Guild of America West is projecting a 42% decline in operating surplus from $4 million to $2.3 million in its…
Seven years after a bitter writers strike over new media, the Writers Guild of America reached a historic deal last spring with minimum terms covering "high-budget new media made for subscription…
Lisa Kudrow will host the Writers Guild Awards L.A. show set for Feb. 14 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. "One of my most proud professional moments was when I qualified to join the Writers Guild,”…
Wednesday night’s “Behind the Screen” WGA West party at the Capitol Grille underlined how long screenwriters have to wait to see their scripts turn into movies. A decade is often the case, such as…
Who says writers are cranky? At WGAW’s “Behind the Screen” reception at the Capital Grille Oct. 10, overwhelming gratitude was the pervasive statement. The annual event serves as the WGA’s kickoff to…
While TV offers growing opportunities for scribes, members of the Writers Guild of America East are forecasting a bleak future for themselves when it comes to writing screenplays for feature films…
Members of the Writers Guild of America East have elected all eight incumbents for two-year terms to its council seats. Results were announced Friday. WGA East president Michael Winship and…
“The Hunger Games” writer Billy Ray and “Man of Steel” scribe David Goyer have been re-elected to two-year terms on the Writers Guild of America board, winning the most votes of 16 board candidates…
The Writers Guild of America has tightened up the eligibility for its documentary screenplay awards and will only allow scripts that have been written under its jurisdiction or one of its sister…
