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CAREY ANDREWS wrote the episodes of EastEnders going out on BBC1 at 7:30pm on Tuesday 11th and Thursday 13th January. JEAN BUCHANAN'S r...

From BBC News : A US judge has dismissed a legal action accusing Harry Potter author JK Rowling of copying the work of another author. The e...

Work by numerous authors entered the public domain in various territories at the start of 2011, as listed on the Public Domain Day website.

By Natalie Woolman in The Stage : London Councils is to axe its entire £3 million financial support for the arts across the capital.Theatre ...

Creative & Cultural Skills , the Sector Skills Council for the creative and cultural industries, has launched the Literature Blueprint ...

Multi-BAFTA winning screenwriter Jimmy Gardner died on December 14th, 2010 aged 53 of heart failure. His work was marked by an honesty and ...

On the Click on Wales website , Guild member Roger Williams argues that Welsh language channel S4C should reinvent itself as mainstream serv...

JESSE ARMSTRONG and SAM BAIN wrote the episode of Peep Show going out on C4 at 10:05pm on Friday 24th December. The series concludes on C4 a...

In a new Writers' Guild podcast, comedy writers Jane Bussmann and Andrew Ellard discuss sitcom, gag writing and how to get your first br...

JESSE ARMSTRONG and SAM BAIN wrote the episode of Peep Show going out on C4 at 10:00pm on Friday 17th December. PIERS BECKLEY is producing T...

On the Guardian theatre blog , Guild member Sarah Grochala urges people to join the campaign against arts funding cuts. We are all busy, but...

For BBC News , Guild member and TV Committee Chair, Gail Renard, shares memories of meeting John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969. Gail's new...

By Charles Arthur in The Guardian Google is launching its long-expected web-based ebook offering, now renamed Google eBooks, in the US from...

From the Theatre Centre (TC) website : TC is proud to announce TC Adrienne Benham Award 2011. In its 3rd year, this writing Award is intende...

MARTIN ALLEN wrote the episode of Coronation Street going out on ITV1 at 7:00pm on Wednesday 8th December. SARAH BAGSHAW wrote the episodes ...

The Children's Bafta Awards 2010 were presented in London last night. Among the winners were: The writing team of Horrible Histories (...

From BBC News : Gavin Blyth, the TV producer in charge of Emmerdale for the last two years, has died at the age of 41. Mr Blyth, who was Em...

Ed Vaizey , minister for Culture and the Creative Industries, has announced that the British Film Institute ( BFI ) will take on the work p...

Following negotiations under the WGGB / PMA / BBC TV drama agreement minimum rates for BBC TV writers have increased. Full details can be fo...

RICHARD BURKE wrote the episode of Hollyoaks going out on C4 at 6:30pm on Monday 29th November. ANNA CLEMENTS wrote the episodes of Hollyoa...

On The Guardian Theatre Blog , Mike Kenny argues that there is a desperate need for more original plays for children to be commissioned and ...

British writers had a successful night at the International Emmy Awards last night. Jimmy McGovern's The Street won best drama series, ...

Olivia Hetreed, Chair of the Writers' Guild's Film Committee, responds to the launch of Amazon Studios . This seems tempting - free ...