Writers' Guild of Great Britain
@writersguildgb.bsky.social
The UK trade union for writers in TV, film, theatre, audio, books, poetry, comedy, animation and videogames
Join us! www.writersguild.org.uk
Join us! www.writersguild.org.uk
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Screenwriters generate billions in the economic value of culture around the world. Letting AI companies build products by stealing their work without authorization threatens jobs, livelihoods, and long-standing protections. #StealingIsntInnovation
January 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Screenwriters generate billions in the economic value of culture around the world. Letting AI companies build products by stealing their work without authorization threatens jobs, livelihoods, and long-standing protections. #StealingIsntInnovation
Our President Jack Thorne will be talking with WGGB Chair @emmajanereeves.bsky.social at our free online event next Thursday 29 January (5-6pm on Zoom)
Non-members are welcome too!
Find out more and register your free place here:
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Non-members are welcome too!
Find out more and register your free place here:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
January 22, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Our President Jack Thorne will be talking with WGGB Chair @emmajanereeves.bsky.social at our free online event next Thursday 29 January (5-6pm on Zoom)
Non-members are welcome too!
Find out more and register your free place here:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Non-members are welcome too!
Find out more and register your free place here:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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16.1.26 FINAL DRAFT Scripting course:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgriptio-f...
( This ) Friday 16th January, some spaces still available!
@unitetheunion.bsky.social , 1 Cathedral Rd, Cardiff
with Ian Staples @writersguildgb.bsky.social
#CULTCymru = Creative Unions Learning Together Wales
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgriptio-f...
( This ) Friday 16th January, some spaces still available!
@unitetheunion.bsky.social , 1 Cathedral Rd, Cardiff
with Ian Staples @writersguildgb.bsky.social
#CULTCymru = Creative Unions Learning Together Wales
Sgriptio Final Draft Scripting
Sut i ddefnyddio nodweddion FD | How to make the most of the latest Final Draft version.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 5:16 PM
16.1.26 FINAL DRAFT Scripting course:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgriptio-f...
( This ) Friday 16th January, some spaces still available!
@unitetheunion.bsky.social , 1 Cathedral Rd, Cardiff
with Ian Staples @writersguildgb.bsky.social
#CULTCymru = Creative Unions Learning Together Wales
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgriptio-f...
( This ) Friday 16th January, some spaces still available!
@unitetheunion.bsky.social , 1 Cathedral Rd, Cardiff
with Ian Staples @writersguildgb.bsky.social
#CULTCymru = Creative Unions Learning Together Wales
DCMS must take concrete action on appointing a freelance champion - read what WGGB had to say in this feature in @artsprofessional.co.uk today
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/dcms-mu...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/dcms-mu...
DCMS must take 'concrete action' on appointing freelance advocate - Arts Professional
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has declined to confirm when its promised freelance champion might be named.
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 3:36 PM
DCMS must take concrete action on appointing a freelance champion - read what WGGB had to say in this feature in @artsprofessional.co.uk today
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/dcms-mu...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/dcms-mu...
Some spaces left on the CULT Cymru Final Draft course this Friday
Tickets £10 - find out more and register:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgriptio-f...
Tickets £10 - find out more and register:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgriptio-f...
Sgriptio Final Draft Scripting
Sut i ddefnyddio nodweddion FD | How to make the most of the latest Final Draft version.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Some spaces left on the CULT Cymru Final Draft course this Friday
Tickets £10 - find out more and register:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgriptio-f...
Tickets £10 - find out more and register:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgriptio-f...
In our first free online event of 2026, our new President Jack Thorne talks with WGGB Chair @emmajanereeves.bsky.social about WGGB’s priorities + plans for the year + his hopes for his tenure
29 Jan, 5-6pm on Zoom
Register your free place here:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
29 Jan, 5-6pm on Zoom
Register your free place here:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
January 13, 2026 at 10:51 AM
In our first free online event of 2026, our new President Jack Thorne talks with WGGB Chair @emmajanereeves.bsky.social about WGGB’s priorities + plans for the year + his hopes for his tenure
29 Jan, 5-6pm on Zoom
Register your free place here:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
29 Jan, 5-6pm on Zoom
Register your free place here:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Congratulations to WGGB President Jack Thorne
Adolescence, which he co-created, has won four Golden Globes
Collecting the award Thorne said "Removing hate is our generation's responsibility. The possibility seems remote right now but hope is a beautiful thing"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Adolescence, which he co-created, has won four Golden Globes
Collecting the award Thorne said "Removing hate is our generation's responsibility. The possibility seems remote right now but hope is a beautiful thing"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
One Battle After Another and Adolescence dominate 83rd Golden Globes
Paul Thomas Anderson’s comedy thriller and the Netflix breakout drama took home major awards with Timothée Chalamet and Jessie Buckley also winning
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Congratulations to WGGB President Jack Thorne
Adolescence, which he co-created, has won four Golden Globes
Collecting the award Thorne said "Removing hate is our generation's responsibility. The possibility seems remote right now but hope is a beautiful thing"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Adolescence, which he co-created, has won four Golden Globes
Collecting the award Thorne said "Removing hate is our generation's responsibility. The possibility seems remote right now but hope is a beautiful thing"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
WGGB negotiators have agreed a 2.3% increase on minimum fees for writers commissioned under our BBC radio drama agreement
Read the full story and view the new rate card 🔽
writersguild.org.uk/rates-rise-f...
Read the full story and view the new rate card 🔽
writersguild.org.uk/rates-rise-f...
Rates rise for BBC audio drama writers - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain
WGGB negotiators have agreed a 2.3% increase on minimum fees for writers commissioned under our BBC radio drama agreement. The original drama rate per minute rises to £69.33 for one …
writersguild.org.uk
January 9, 2026 at 12:04 PM
WGGB negotiators have agreed a 2.3% increase on minimum fees for writers commissioned under our BBC radio drama agreement
Read the full story and view the new rate card 🔽
writersguild.org.uk/rates-rise-f...
Read the full story and view the new rate card 🔽
writersguild.org.uk/rates-rise-f...
WGGB General Secretary Ellie Peers has made the #Stage100 once again, in the Advocacy and campaigning category
She is recognised alongside Gen Secs of our sister arts unions for "striving for better working conditions for the sector’s workers”
We will continue!
www.thestage.co.uk/features/the...
She is recognised alongside Gen Secs of our sister arts unions for "striving for better working conditions for the sector’s workers”
We will continue!
www.thestage.co.uk/features/the...
January 8, 2026 at 10:08 AM
WGGB General Secretary Ellie Peers has made the #Stage100 once again, in the Advocacy and campaigning category
She is recognised alongside Gen Secs of our sister arts unions for "striving for better working conditions for the sector’s workers”
We will continue!
www.thestage.co.uk/features/the...
She is recognised alongside Gen Secs of our sister arts unions for "striving for better working conditions for the sector’s workers”
We will continue!
www.thestage.co.uk/features/the...
Solidarity with @nujofficial.bsky.social STV members on strike in Scotland today against damaging cuts to vital and valued news services
#STVStrike
#STVStrike
#STVStrike: STV members across Scotland are braving the cold weather to oppose damaging cuts to jobs and programming.
Rolling coverage⬇️
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/sup...
Rolling coverage⬇️
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/sup...
Support the STV strike
STV staff across Scotland are out on strike today (7 January), braving the cold weather and heavy snow to oppose damaging cuts planned by the company’s management.
www.nuj.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Solidarity with @nujofficial.bsky.social STV members on strike in Scotland today against damaging cuts to vital and valued news services
#STVStrike
#STVStrike
Calling all West Midlands and East Midlands writers - you're invited to a New Year's get-together, Tues 13 Jan, from 7.30pm at All Bar One in Birmingham New Street Station (the venue is fully accessible)
Non-members welcome too!
RSVPs and enquiries to: westmids@writersguild.org.uk
Non-members welcome too!
RSVPs and enquiries to: westmids@writersguild.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Calling all West Midlands and East Midlands writers - you're invited to a New Year's get-together, Tues 13 Jan, from 7.30pm at All Bar One in Birmingham New Street Station (the venue is fully accessible)
Non-members welcome too!
RSVPs and enquiries to: westmids@writersguild.org.uk
Non-members welcome too!
RSVPs and enquiries to: westmids@writersguild.org.uk
We're delighted to be at Partick Film Festival in Glasgow this year, where we are hosting a free in-person panel event for screenwriters, 'How to avoid the mid-career abyss'
6.30-7.30pm on 20 January, at Partick Library, Glasgow
Grab your ticket here!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wggb-event...
6.30-7.30pm on 20 January, at Partick Library, Glasgow
Grab your ticket here!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wggb-event...
January 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
We're delighted to be at Partick Film Festival in Glasgow this year, where we are hosting a free in-person panel event for screenwriters, 'How to avoid the mid-career abyss'
6.30-7.30pm on 20 January, at Partick Library, Glasgow
Grab your ticket here!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wggb-event...
6.30-7.30pm on 20 January, at Partick Library, Glasgow
Grab your ticket here!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wggb-event...
WGGB TV negotiators have agreed a 2.3% rise on minimum fees for screenwriters commissioned under the BBC Script Agreement for Television and Online
The rise is effective from 15 Dec 2025
Read the full story + view the new rate card 🔽
writersguild.org.uk/2-3-rise-on-...
The rise is effective from 15 Dec 2025
Read the full story + view the new rate card 🔽
writersguild.org.uk/2-3-rise-on-...
2.3% rise on minimum fees for BBC TV writers - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain
WGGB TV negotiators have agreed a 2.3% increase in minimum fees for screenwriters commissioned under the BBC Script Agreement for Television and Online (SATO). The minimum fees for serials and …
writersguild.org.uk
January 6, 2026 at 10:33 AM
WGGB TV negotiators have agreed a 2.3% rise on minimum fees for screenwriters commissioned under the BBC Script Agreement for Television and Online
The rise is effective from 15 Dec 2025
Read the full story + view the new rate card 🔽
writersguild.org.uk/2-3-rise-on-...
The rise is effective from 15 Dec 2025
Read the full story + view the new rate card 🔽
writersguild.org.uk/2-3-rise-on-...
Our first free online member workshop of 2026 will focus on how to network the room as a deaf, disabled or neurodivergent writer
Led by Amanda Graham, it takes place on 15 Jan, 1-2pm
Live captions + a BSL interpreter will be available
Find out more:
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Led by Amanda Graham, it takes place on 15 Jan, 1-2pm
Live captions + a BSL interpreter will be available
Find out more:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Our first free online member workshop of 2026 will focus on how to network the room as a deaf, disabled or neurodivergent writer
Led by Amanda Graham, it takes place on 15 Jan, 1-2pm
Live captions + a BSL interpreter will be available
Find out more:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Led by Amanda Graham, it takes place on 15 Jan, 1-2pm
Live captions + a BSL interpreter will be available
Find out more:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Congratulations to WGGB Treasurer @gailrenard.bsky.social who has been elected Vice President of @fsescreenwriters.bsky.social, which brings together 34 screenwriters' organisations from 26 European countries + represents over 10,000 screenwriters
Gail is pictured second from left 👏
Gail is pictured second from left 👏
January 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Congratulations to WGGB Treasurer @gailrenard.bsky.social who has been elected Vice President of @fsescreenwriters.bsky.social, which brings together 34 screenwriters' organisations from 26 European countries + represents over 10,000 screenwriters
Gail is pictured second from left 👏
Gail is pictured second from left 👏
It's been another busy year at the WGGB and we wanted to share some of our highlights
Our office will close from Mon 22 December + open again on Fri 2 January
Sending season's greetings to all our members, supporters and followers
writersguild.org.uk/farewell-2025/
Our office will close from Mon 22 December + open again on Fri 2 January
Sending season's greetings to all our members, supporters and followers
writersguild.org.uk/farewell-2025/
Farewell 2025 - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain
This past year has been another busy one at the WGGB and we’ve put together a round-up of what we have been up to. As the year draws to a …
writersguild.org.uk
December 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's been another busy year at the WGGB and we wanted to share some of our highlights
Our office will close from Mon 22 December + open again on Fri 2 January
Sending season's greetings to all our members, supporters and followers
writersguild.org.uk/farewell-2025/
Our office will close from Mon 22 December + open again on Fri 2 January
Sending season's greetings to all our members, supporters and followers
writersguild.org.uk/farewell-2025/
1/ It is essential that the creative trade unions are represented on the Creative Industries Council
December 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
1/ It is essential that the creative trade unions are represented on the Creative Industries Council
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Thank you to everybody at the @writersguildgb.bsky.social for all your hard work on our behalf during 2025.
December 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Thank you to everybody at the @writersguildgb.bsky.social for all your hard work on our behalf during 2025.
Good news for workers!
As freelance writers fall outside much of traditional employment law, it makes the work of creative unions even more important
We'll continue our vital work negotiating, campaigning + lobbying for writers in the UK + representing our members on an individual basis
As freelance writers fall outside much of traditional employment law, it makes the work of creative unions even more important
We'll continue our vital work negotiating, campaigning + lobbying for writers in the UK + representing our members on an individual basis
🚨BREAKING: Employment Rights Bill passes in the House of Lords and will become law.
This is an historic day for working people across the country, and the trade unions who represent them.
This is an historic day for working people across the country, and the trade unions who represent them.
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Good news for workers!
As freelance writers fall outside much of traditional employment law, it makes the work of creative unions even more important
We'll continue our vital work negotiating, campaigning + lobbying for writers in the UK + representing our members on an individual basis
As freelance writers fall outside much of traditional employment law, it makes the work of creative unions even more important
We'll continue our vital work negotiating, campaigning + lobbying for writers in the UK + representing our members on an individual basis
Yesterday saw the publication of an independent review of @artscouncilengland.bsky.social by Baroness Hodge
We welcome the review and the acknowledgment that ACE needs change to better serve the creative workforce
You can read our detailed response here 🔽
writersguild.org.uk/arts-council...
We welcome the review and the acknowledgment that ACE needs change to better serve the creative workforce
You can read our detailed response here 🔽
writersguild.org.uk/arts-council...
Arts Council England Review - our response - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Commenting on the publication of the Independent Review of Arts Council England (ACE) by Baroness Hodge (pictured above) on 16 December 2025, WGGB General Secretary Ellie Peers said: “We welcome …
writersguild.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Yesterday saw the publication of an independent review of @artscouncilengland.bsky.social by Baroness Hodge
We welcome the review and the acknowledgment that ACE needs change to better serve the creative workforce
You can read our detailed response here 🔽
writersguild.org.uk/arts-council...
We welcome the review and the acknowledgment that ACE needs change to better serve the creative workforce
You can read our detailed response here 🔽
writersguild.org.uk/arts-council...
We have sent a message of solidarity to our friends at the Australian Writers' Guild this morning following the terrible antisemitic attack at Bondi Beach yesterday
There is no place for violence and hatred in our society
There is no place for violence and hatred in our society
December 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We have sent a message of solidarity to our friends at the Australian Writers' Guild this morning following the terrible antisemitic attack at Bondi Beach yesterday
There is no place for violence and hatred in our society
There is no place for violence and hatred in our society
Creators + the creative industries have spoken loud and clear about copyright + AI
A Government statement released today reveals details of responses to its consultation on the subject earlier this year + the results are overwhelming
Our response:
writersguild.org.uk/creators-spe...
A Government statement released today reveals details of responses to its consultation on the subject earlier this year + the results are overwhelming
Our response:
writersguild.org.uk/creators-spe...
Creators speak with one voice on AI and tell Government copyright must be protected - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain
The Government has today (15 December 2025) published a statement on Artificial Intelligence and copyright. It’s an interim statement, before Ministers provide a fuller economic impact statement and r...
writersguild.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Creators + the creative industries have spoken loud and clear about copyright + AI
A Government statement released today reveals details of responses to its consultation on the subject earlier this year + the results are overwhelming
Our response:
writersguild.org.uk/creators-spe...
A Government statement released today reveals details of responses to its consultation on the subject earlier this year + the results are overwhelming
Our response:
writersguild.org.uk/creators-spe...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Great to see so many #GoldenGlobes nominations for Adolescence - co-created by WGGB President Jack Thorne
Congratulations to all the WGGB members whose work has made the shortlists
goldenglobes.com/nominations/...
Congratulations to all the WGGB members whose work has made the shortlists
goldenglobes.com/nominations/...
Nominations - Golden Globes
goldenglobes.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Great to see so many #GoldenGlobes nominations for Adolescence - co-created by WGGB President Jack Thorne
Congratulations to all the WGGB members whose work has made the shortlists
goldenglobes.com/nominations/...
Congratulations to all the WGGB members whose work has made the shortlists
goldenglobes.com/nominations/...
