SPOTLIGHT

2009 Writers Guild Awards
Nominations for outstanding achievement in TV, radio, news, promotional writing, and graphic animation have been announced... read more

Kung Fu Writing
Pat E. Johnson, a ninth degree black belt and stuntman/fight coordinator on films from Enter the Dragon to Karate Kid, focuses his chi on movie martial arts... read more 

New Media Guru
Meet Joss Whedon the Web Slayer... read more
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POV: Perspectives on Our Industry
Pilot Overhaul? Not Quite.
In our August posting on “How Variety Gets it Wrong” we outlined how the media conglomerates planned to overhaul the development process for television. Executives proclaimed... read more

Hello Cable
The recent dispute with Tyler Perry over Guild coverage of the comedy series, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, has prompted discussion on the topic of Guild coverage in basic cable... read more
The Craft
From the Grave to the Cradle
Oscar-winner Eric Roth opens up about his feelings on mortality and how his parents’ deaths informed the writing of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button... read more
WGAW Press Room
Blinn to Receive Laurel Award for TV
Veteran television writer William Blinn will receive the Writers Guild of America, West’s 2009 Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television... read more
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