The Writers’ Guild of Ireland (WGI) is delighted to host a special one-day hybrid business skills development for writers seminar on Wednesday, 8th April 2026.

Following the success of last year’s event, this will be the second year of WGI’s new initiative which will equip writers with essential legal and financial knowledge, and help them develop negotiation skills. This will empower writers to protect their rights, secure fair deals, and take on larger industry roles.

Across the day, participants will receive expert tuition in writers’ rights, contracts 101, negotiation and leadership skills, and finance. This year, there will also be a session on AI, and expert tips on choosing and designing a workspace for optimum wellbeing and creativity.

Following on from this there will be additional webinars designed to further enhance and develop your business skills.

Speakers:

David Kavanagh – Contract Training and Writers Rights

Fiona Flynn – Negotiation Skills

Ainslee Peters – Workplace Design and Wellbeing

Jennifer Davidson – AI and Copyright

Peter Daly – Financial Training

Full details here.

Applications will close on Friday, 20th March 2026, noon.

This programme is supported by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland through the Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme.