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2018 Calendar

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January

Monday
08

Meeting: Writers with Disabilities Committee

7-9 p.m. – WGAW Room 2B.
Category: Diversity Committee Meetings

Info: (323) 782-4589. WGAW's Writers with Disabilities Committee is looking for ways to aid writers with disabilities in pursuing their careers in Hollywood and to encourage accurate portrayals of persons with disabilities in film and television. Please come, shake hands and talk about expanding opportunities for all of us. Open to WGAW Associate, Current, Post Current, Emeritus, and Associate Caucus members in Active status.

Tuesday
09

Contenders Series – 2018 WGA-Nominated Film Screenings

Tues-Fri, 1/9-1/19 – Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills.
Category: Communications

Following screen nominee announcement on Thursday, 1/4, the Writers Guild screens all ten 2018 WGA Original and Adapted Screenplay nominated films prior to Monday, 1/29 voting deadline. Check live online calendar mid-day Monday, 1/8 (member login required), for link to Schedule/RSVP details. No screenings Monday, 1/15, nor Tuesday, 1/16. Q&As for each film TBD. WGA members +1 guest. Bring membership card for entrance.
Tuesday
09

Meeting: Latino Writers Committee

7:30–9:30 p.m. – WGAW Room 2B.
Category: Diversity Committee Meetings

Info: (323) 782-4589. This WGAW committee actively represents the professional, creative, social and economic interests of Latino Guild members. Its mandate is to encourage Latino writers to become more active within the Guild; and to raise the profile and perception of Latino writers in the industry at large by creating forums that foster networking, collaboration, education, information exchange, employment opportunities and creative expression. Open to WGAW Associate, Current, Post Current, Emeritus, and Associate Caucus members in Active status.

Wednesday
10

Meeting: Career Longevity Committee with Josh Friedman

7-9 p.m. – WGAW Room 4A.
Category: Diversity Committee Meetings

Info: (323) 782-4589. Guest speaker Josh Friedman (Creative Executive, Sony Pictures International Productions) will speak on writer opportunities for locale-specific, low-budget features to be produced in local languages in the international marketplace. WGAW's Career Longevity Committee's mission is to assist writers of all ages in planning for long and successful careers by giving them the tools and knowledge to adapt to changes in the marketplace. WGAW members of all ages are encouraged to attend. Open to WGAW Associate, Current, Post Current, Emeritus, and Associate Caucus members in Active status.

Wednesday
10

WGF: 826LA Volunteer Info and Training Session

7:30-8:30 p.m. – WGF 1st Floor Library
Category: Writers Guild Foundation

Info: Email Libbie at WGFoundation. Looking for a low time commitment, high-impact volunteer opportunity? Join WGF, and support 826LA's Screenwriting Field Trip Program which meets 3 5 times per semester! This 1-hour training session goes over 826LA's volunteer practices and screenwriting curriculum. No obligation to attend all sessions – assist when you can. A wonderful opportunity for WGA members to help local high school students hone their screenwriting skills. Live Scans (fingerprinting for background checks) will be provided on site.
Wednesday
10

The Art Of The Pitch

7:30-9:30 p.m. – WGAW 2nd Floor
Category: Diversity

Info: (323) 782-4589. WGAW members in active status only, no guests; first-come, first served; RSVP: Pitch. We invite you to attend an enlightening and entertaining evening of live Comedy and Drama pilot pitches performed by WGAW members. Writing team Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit (The Tick, One Day at a Time, Super Fun Night, 1600 Penn) will pitch a comedy pilot. Drama pilot pitcher(s) TBA. They will pitch to the audience the way they would to potential buyers, followed by separate Q&As, moderated by Keith Powell. Food/drink reception follows. Co-sponsors: Asian American, American Indian, Black, Latino, LGBT, Women, and Writers with Disabilities committees.
Thursday
11

Flame Resistant: A Writer's Guide To Surviving The Digital Public

7:30-9:30 p.m. – WGAW 2nd Floor.
Category: Writers Ed

Save the date! RSVP via direct evite sent just after New Year. WGA members in active status only, no guests. WGAW Writers Education Committee invites you to panel/Q&A discussing potential pitfalls for writers of all levels in representing their work, particularly on social media. Topics include: getting through an interview, tweeting effectively, and most importantly, fixing mistakes writers are bound to make. Speakers: writer/producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach (The Middleman, Lost), publicist Rebecca Taylor (PMK•BNC), digital content strategist Wynter Mitchell, and Leslie Schwartz (Director of Publicity, NBC Entertainment). Moderator: Haley Harris.
Friday
12

WGF: Empires of Their Own – An Industry Town Hall

7:30-9 p.m. – WGAW 2nd Floor.
Category: Writers Guild Foundation

Tickets/Info: WGFoundation. In response to the current situation women face in Hollywood, WGF partners with Stephens College MFA in TV and Screenwriting to talk about entrepreneurship in Hollywood through the female lens. Panelists include Fatimah Ashgar (Brown Girls), Carol Barbee (Raising Dion), SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris, David Slack (MacGyver), and moderator Khanisha Foster.
Tuesday
16

Meeting: LGBT Writers Committee

7:30-9:30 p.m. – WGAW Room 2B.
Category: Diversity Committee Meetings

Info: (323) 782-4589. WGAW's LGBT Writers Committee represents interests of its constituency as a resource to all writers seeking to portray lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders in their work; provide cultural and educational opportunities for WGAW members to nurture an understanding of how sexual orientation affects writers' lives; host networking and social activities which enable membership to build relationships and create a greater demand for writing services of LGBT writers; promote greater awareness of sexual orientation as a minority and, where appropriate, articulate instances of industry homophobia and/or discrimination. Open to WGAW Associate, Current, Post Current, Emeritus, and Associate Caucus members in Active status.

Wednesday
17

Submissions Due for WWD's The Disability Scene – Year Three

6 p.m. – 1/17 DEADLINE for Submissions.
Category: Diversity

Calling all WGA writers! Click for Submission Guidelines. Writers with Disabilites Committee (WWD) seeks submissions for its third annual Disability Scene event (March 28, 2018). Guild members in active status encouraged to submit WGAW-registered material (name not to appear anywhere on script!) with disability-related themes from unproduced screenplays, TV pilots, short films, teleplays, webisodes and stage plays. It can be "a work in progress" or "stand-alone" scene. Actors with disabilities will be cast (whenever possible), and scenes directed by industry professionals. "The Disability Scene was one of the best nights I've had in a long time. I got to see great entertainment and also discover new talent. This is the kind of stuff that recharges my batteries." – writer/director Peter Farrelly.
Monday
22

Meeting: American Indian Writers Committee

7:30-9:30 p.m. – WGAW Room 2B.
Category: Diversity Committee Meetings

Info: (323) 782-4589. This WGAW committee represents the professional and creative interests of American Indian writers. It works to mentor, encourage, empower and increase the visibility and employment of writers of American Indian heritage, and serves as a cultural and educational resource for all Guild member-writers seeking to portray American Indians in their work. Open to WGAW Associate, Current, Post Current, Emeritus, and Associate Caucus members in Active status.

Tuesday
23

Meeting: Writers Education Committee

7:30-9 p.m. – WGAW Room 2B
Category: Writers Ed

Eligible members* only, RSVP: WritersEd. This WGAW committee brainstorms and develops events and programs which provide WGA members with practical, inside knowledge about how the industry works and how it is changing, emphasizing tips and tools to help writers succeed. We strive to provide "working knowledge for writers" and invite you to contribute your ideas. *Open to WGAW Associate, Current, Post Current, Emeritus, and Associate Caucus members in Active status.

Wednesday
24

WGF: Stat! Writing the Medical Drama

7:30-9 p.m. – WGAW 2nd Floor.
Category: Writers Guild Foundation

Tickets/Info: WGFoundation. This panel of writers, including David Shore (The Good Doctor, House), moderator Laurence Andries (Medical Investigation), and more to be announced, dissect their processes for writing and developing medical dramas, from how they conduct research to how they keep stories and characters fresh and nuanced.
Sunday
28

Groundbreakers: 9 to 5 and Thelma & Louise with Patricia Resnick

7:30 p.m. – Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood 90028
Category: Communications

Open to public. Tickets: Groundbreakers. Join us for WGAW's Groundbreakers: Writers Who Moved Hearts & Minds screening series for a double feature of acclaimed hit films, 9 to 5 (1980) and Thelma & Louise (1991), which explored challenges women face in the workplace and world, and are more relevant today than ever. Followed by conversation with 9 to 5 screenwriter Patricia Resnick. Presented by WGAW's Publicity & Marketing Committee in partnership with American Cinémathèque and sponsor Final Draft, this Guild screening series spotlights screenwriters whose groundbreaking works made an impact and opened our eyes to personal and universal challenges. (*For this event, WGA members with membership card receive 20% discount for onsite venue ticket purchases; no discount online.)

Monday
29

Seasoned Readings: Celluloid Heroes by Dennis Tracy Quinn

7:30-9:30 p.m. – WGAW 2nd Floor.
Category: Diversity

Info: 323-782-4589. WGAW members in active status +1, RSVP: Celluloid. The Career Longevity Committee (CLC) invites you to a staged reading of Celluloid Heroes, set during the summer of 1974, telling the bittersweet story of Lionel Starr, a 15-year-old runaway in the throes of sexual awakening. He arrives in Hollywood, falls in with a shadowy group of hippies, and benefits from his chance encounter with a charismatic gay composer, who endeavors to mentor and encourage him to continue his education. During the summer of 1974, Richard Nixon resigned, Mama Cass died, and Lionel Starr grew up. Directed by Gary Goldstein. Food and drink reception follows. CLC's Seasoned Readings promote and celebrate the work of WGA writers age 50+.
Tuesday
30

Writing Outside Your Identity: Going Native!

7:30-9:30 p.m. – WGAW 2nd Floor.
Category: Diversity

Info: (323) 782-4589. WGAW members in active status +1, RSVP: Identity. WGAW's American Indian Writers Committee invites you to a panel of writers who've incorporated Native storylines and characters in their work. We'll address challenges and concerns of portraying respectful and nuanced Native content, with an aim toward increasing the number of Natives onscreen -- and simplifying the process for writers. Panelists: Lucas Brown Eyes (Young & Hungry), Jason Gavin (Friday Night Lights), Hart Hanson (creator, Bones et al.), Doug Jung (creator, Dark Blue; Star Trek: Beyond), and others TBA. Reception follows.
Tuesday
30

Q&A + Reception: The Guild Screenings – Please Stand By with Michael Golamco

after 7:30 p.m. screening – Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills.
Category: Guild Screenings

WGAW members only with guests, RSVP required: GolamcoRSVP. Q&A and reception with Please Stand By writer Michael Golamco begins immediately after the screening (TRT: 93 minutes). Screenplay by Michael Golamco. Based on the Play by Michael Golamco. Directed by Ben Lewin. Co-sponsored with WGAW's Writers with Disabilities Committee. Guild membership card and RSVP required for entry.

February

Thursday
01

Beyond Words 2018 – Screen nominee panel

7:30-9 p.m. – Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills.
Category: Writers Guild Foundation

Tickets/Info: BeyondWords. Save the date and purchase tickets early for our annual Writers Guild Foundation (WGF) and WGAW sell-out event that gathers Writers Guild and Academy award-nominated screenwriters for a lively discussion on this year's acclaimed feature films. Panelists to be announced mid-January.

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