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The professional
and emerging,
the procrastinators,
the deadline-chasers,
the re-writers,
the in-the-flow ones.
We know you. We are you.
And without us,
there is no film, no play,
no drama, no comedy.
No story.
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What’s new?
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WGI Welcomes Beatrix Herriott O’Gorman & AGM Date
Message from Ciarán Hayden, Executive Director of the Writers’ Guild of Ireland.
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Expression of Interest | The Story Room – How to devise and develop stories for TV in a writer’s room environment | Dublin | July 2026 – Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet
Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet is seeking expressions of interest for a story workshop using a writer’s room format to teach the basics of structure for television episodes and TV series. There will also be a focus on the interpersonal and soft skills needed to thrive in a writers’ room environment.
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From Local to Global
A host of top Irish screenwriters discuss their work, their processes and the shape of the current film and TV landscape.
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Watch: Script Biz 2026
We were delighted to host Script Biz on 8th April 2026 – a special one-day hybrid business skills development for writers seminar, supported by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland through the Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme. This was the second year of WGI’s new initiative which aims to equip writers…
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Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) Survey
What exactly is a draft? What is a rewrite? How much more bloody “tweaking” must I do just to get paid? These are questions that every writer has asked. They’re also questions that are notoriously hard to get a straight answer to. And, let’s be honest, this is often deliberate……
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Upcoming Dates & Deadlines
Keep an eye on upcoming deadlines for funding, submissions and competitions here.
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If your registration is approved you will receive confirmation. Please allow 1 – 3 weeks for confirmation of approval. Approval is at the discretion of the WGI. The WGI will not enter into discussions or provide explanations regarding approval.
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