All New ‘Duck Tales’ Will Be Back on TV This Summer!

by Team TVWriter™ Press Service

As if we didn’t already have plenty of reasons (how many ‘r’s in “brr?”) for wishing for summer, now comes the news that Duck Tales will be back on the air in “Summer, 2017.”

Based on Carl Barks’ classic Uncle Scrooge Comics of the ’50s, the original version of this show, which ran from 1987 through 1990, was itself an instant classic, and, to this TVWriter™ minion, one of the absolute best ever animated series in TV history,  which is why we’re so knocked out to hear this, from Marc Buhaj, Senior VP of Programming and General Manager of Disney XD: read article

TVWriter™’s Herbie J Pilato’s New TV Series

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by Team TVWriter™ Press Service

First, let’s get our feelings out of the way:

Hooray, Herbie J!

Okay, now that that’s settled, onto the very cool facts: read article

NBCUniversal 2016 Writers on the Verge Winners

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NBCUniversal Talent Infusion Programs has announced its 2016-17 Writers on the Verge, as in TV writers of diverse backgrounds who are on the verge of breaking out but need a “final polish of their writing and pitch presentation skills.”

Winners will receive coaching and mentoring from industry pros during an intensive 12-week program with the ultimate goal of preparing them to be staff writers. At the end, they will be considered for available writing assignments on NBC series. read article

WGAW October 2016 Calendar

Um…better late than never?

Gotta start opening more of our email. Damn!

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FINAL CALL FOR ENTRIES for the 42nd Annual HUMANITAS Prize

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It’s down to the wire time, but if you’re a pro writer with a recently produced TV or film script, you absolutely must enter this contest! Now!

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 12, 2016


For over four decades, the HUMANITAS Prize has empowered writers with financial support and recognition to tell stories which are both entertaining and uplifting. HUMANITAS encourages writers who create contemporary media to use their immense power to: read article