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2014 John Hinde Award Entry Deadline Extended


The Australian Writers’ Guild is looking for exceptional Science Fiction Scripts - Produced and Unproduced. $10,000 will be awarded to the winner of the prize for produced work. The writer of the best unproduced script will meet with, and have their script considered by, a leading genre pro...
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47th Annual AWGIE Awards Winners Announced


In an awards night that showered Australian writing’s elite with prizes, a number of newcomers signaled an exciting future for Australian stage and screen at the 47th Annual AWGIE Awards. Distinguished writers for both stage and screen, Katherine Thomson and Andrew Bovell each won $25,000 for...
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2014 John Hinde Award for Science Fiction


The Australian Writers’ Guild is looking for exceptional Science Fiction Scripts - Produced and Unproduced. $10,000 will be awarded to the winner of the prize for produced work. The writer of the best unproduced script will meet with, and have their script considered by, a leading genre produ...
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The 100 Billion Dollar Industry: Why You Should Write For Games


Video Games are no longer the avenue of the nerds or the basement dwellers. Over the past few decades, gaming has turned from a pixel ball bouncing between two paddles to self-contained universes with fleshed-out characters and engaging story lines. The gaming industry gotten to the point that even...
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AWG Opens Search for 2014 FOXTEL Fellowship Recipient $25,000 to be Awarded to Top Screenwriter


The Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) is calling for nominations for the prestigious FOXTEL Fellowship, rewarding excellence and outstanding achievement with creative freedom. The $25,000 prize is awarded to a screenwriter who has a body of work that is impressive in its craft, scope and impact...
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