Too busy writing (not writing!) to keep up with writer-specific news and events? It’s okay, we’ve done it for you. From funding deadlines, broadcaster submissions and the latest commissions, to who’s hiring and when we’re meeting-up next? If it’s happening in the writerverse, we’ll make sure you know about it.
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24.06.2026
AGM Reminder & Notification of Writer’s Survey
A message from Ciarán Hayden, Executive Director of the Writer’s Guild of Ireland.
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10.06.2026
Nancy Harris Our Special Guest at This Year’s AGM
We’re delighted to announce that award-winning writer Nancy Harris will be our special guest at this year’s AGM.
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27.05.2026
RTÉ Shelve Plans for Content Levy
Amid the latest furore surrounding RTE, you may have missed that Patrick O’Donovan also announced that the government has once again shelved plans for the introduction of a content levy.
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13.05.2026
WGI Welcomes Beatrix Herriott O’Gorman & AGM Date
Message from Ciarán Hayden, Executive Director of the Writers’ Guild of Ireland.
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13.05.2026
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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29.04.2026
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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15.04.2026
Script Biz 2026: A Brilliant Day of Insight, Conversation and Creative Community
Thank you to all the intrepid writers who managed to make their way across a slightly chaotic Dublin City Centre to attend Script Biz 2026 in the Liberties last Wednesday. And to those of you who joined us online. Probably a wise move, given the week that was in it.
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01.04.2026
Catalyst International Film Festival
WGI Executive Director Ciarán Hayden and Chair Jennifer Davidson will be part of the Catalyst Lab for Emerging Screenwriters.
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18.03.2026
WGI Seek Administrative and Communications Assistant + Arab Film Club
Are you interested in joining the WGI’s small, creative, and passionate team?
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