WGA-ATA Return to the Battlefield

by Larry Brody

Welcome to the latest installment of The Writers Who Are Tired And Won’t Take It Anymore Guild of America v. The  Association of Talentless Agents.

The good news last week was that UTA (that’s a talent agency) co-president Jay Sures asked WGA West president David A. Goodman to please, please, please come back to the bargaining table and Mr. Goodman accepted, which means, at least theoretically, that various injustices and ways to correct them already are, or soon will, discussed by the aggrieved and aggrieving parties.

Read all about this particular occurrence HERE read article

10 Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – May 28, 2019

Happy Day After Memorial Day everybody!

Hope you’ve had a great weekend. Time now for TVWriter™’s latest look at our most popular blog posts and resource pages during the week ending yesterday. They are, in order: read article

MEMORIAL DAY 2019

Memorial Day

It’s not about freebies and deals. It’s about remembering and not repeating our mistakes.

TVWriter™ thanks all those who gave their lives in service to our country. We will be back tomorrow with our usual features.

2019 HBOAccess Writing Fellows Announced

from TVWriter™ Press Service

HBO has announced the eight writers chosen to participate in its 2019 HBOAccess Writing Fellowship, an eight-month program offering master classes and mentorship with an HBO executive as the writers develop a pilot script for HBO.

This year’s participants are: read article

Oscar Winner Alvin Sargent on Screenwriting

From WGA West’s YouTube Channel:

In 2015, several years before his death earlier this month, the Writers Guild of America West’s Career Longevity Committee staged a reading of Alvin Sargent’s unproduced screenplay Madly In Love as part of their WGAW Inclusion & Equity Department’s Seasoned Readings, a program that celebrates the work of older writers.

The Career Longevity is one of nine committees overseen by the WGAW’s Inclusion and Equity Department. read article