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Academy Award Winners Announced for 2013 National Screenwriters Conference


The AWG today announced their second round of world-class speakers for the biennial National Screenwriters Conference, which will take place at Mornington Peninsula in Victoria from 20-22 February 2013. Academy Award winning screenwriter Tom Schulman (Best Screenplay for Dead Poets Soci...
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What's the Story? Update on Fighting the Good Fight


Take a look at our 2012 round-up of Guild activities, with news about what we're doing for performance writers and what you can do to get involved.What's the Story? includes: Stories from the Frontline: Astonishing true stories of writer abuse, send yours in!Adjusting the Volume to a...
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Screen Industry Joint Press Release re: Convergence Review Announcement


The AWG issued a joint release with the Australian Directors Guild, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance and the Screen Producers Association of Australia yesterday in response to Minister Conroy's Convergence Review announcement last Friday. Read the full release here....
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The AWG Responds to Senator Conroy's Convergence Review Announcement


After months of speculation, Senator Conroy finally announced the first stage of the government’s response to the Convergence Review on Friday afternoon. Despite the headlines, the Australian content requirements on commercial television were vague and flexible, while licence fees remain cut i...
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Ingle Knight and Tommy Murphy Win the 2012 Richard Burton Award for Playwriting


The AWG congratulates full members Ingle Knight and Tommy Murphy, who have been announced as recipients of the 2012 Richard Burton Award for Playwriting. The judging panel was chaired by Sally Burton and included Australian Writers' Guild WA Chair Barbara Connell. Full members Mary Rachel Brow...
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