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A Conversation with Will Eno
Join us in Melbourne for performances of Will Eno’s extraordinary one woman play Lady Grey starring Tanya Burne and directed by Julian Meyrick.At the conclusion of the piece, the playwright will come onto stage and join Inscr...
Victorian Members' Night - Screen Australia Debrief
This month two guests from Screen Australia, Martha Coleman, Head of Development, Screen Australia, and Mike Cowap, Development Manager from the Melbourne office, will share with us the latest developments in the world of scrip...
Victoria Members' Night - Rolf de Heer
We are very fortunate to have the legendary filmmaker Rolf de Heer as our guest speaker.
Rolf has written, directed and/or produced 14 feature films across many genres and his films have won praise here and around t...
This month we welcome AWG President Tim Pye with Executive Director Jacqueline Woodman.
The Australian Writers' Guild is at its strongest point in its history with a record number of members, many new initiatives and ...
Children's Television Writers Meeting - AWG Members Only
Good news! The AWG Children’s TV Committee and SPAA have agreed on a Mediator to assist with the settlement of our Agreement.
In preparation for mediation, we urge everyone to attend the important Industrial Meetin...
AWG Victoria Members' Night - The Lowdown on Lowdown
The Art of Comedy Writing with Adam Zwar and Amanda Brotchie
This month the Australian Writers’ Guild Vic Branch invites you...
'Doyen' - is not a word that gets much use these days – but John Clarke is one. Literally the word means: `the most experienced and respected member of a group or profession’. In a career spanning forty years from Fred Dagg ...
Victorian Members' Night - Mike Bullen
Mike created and wrote the landmark British TV comedy drama `Cold Feet’. The series won many awards all over the world including the 2001 BAFTA for Best TV Drama. It has been broadcast in over 34 countries and has been remade fo...
An Audience with Ross Grayson Bell
AFTRS and the Australian Writers' Guild are proud to present an evening with Ross Grayson Bell, producer of Fight Club.
Having worked with an A-list of filmmakers including directors David Fincher, Gillian...
Matching Jack: Nadia Tass and David Parker
Starting with the Aussie classic Malcolm in 1985, Nadia Tass and David Parker have produced a constant flow of film, TV and stage projects both here and in the U.S, including The Big Steal, Mr Reliable and the ...
Victorian Member's Night: Looking Back, Looking Forward with Alan Finney
The AWG is very proud to present a conversation with one of the Australian Film Industry’s icons, Alan Finney.
Alan played a major role in the resurrection of the Australian film industry that occurred in the 60’s...
Victorian Members' Christmas Party
To cap off another very successful year, the Victorian Branch of the AWG is throwing a party!
To thank you all for supporting our members\\\' night series, we would love to invite you to our annual Christmas Party. W...
2011 National Screenwriters Conference
Join two of the industry's most experienced and respected practitioners as they discuss project development – how it works, what it means, why it’s important and what practices can be useful in making the script better and...AWG Victoria Member's Night 1 March: Karin Altman & Andy Cox
AWG Vic Members Night: Geoffrey Atherden AM
Geoffrey Atherden has created some of Australia\'s best known television, including Grass Roots and Mother and Son, as well as writing for The Aunty Jack Show, Eggshells, One Day Miller and Sons and ...
A Conversation with Simon Wincer
One of Australias most celebrated film and television directors, Simon Wincer is also a writer and producer who has also won equal success in the United States with a prolific career that spans nearly 40 years. Wincer has helme...
A Conversation with John Marsden
Son of a bank manager father and "home duties" mother, John had the quintessential middle-class 1950s Australian childhood. He grew up in country towns, before the family moved to Sydney, where John won a scholarship to a pri...
VIC Members' Night: Snowtown Screenwriter Shaun Grant
Join us at our next Victorian members night to hear from Snowtown screenwriter Shaun Grant.
Having maintained a successful career as an educator for almost a decade, Shaun went on to graduate from RMIT with an ad...
AWG Vic. Members' Night: In Conversation with John Edwards
John Edwards’ television productions have won 19 Logie Awards, 30 AFI Awards, 4 People’s Choice Awards, 8 ASTRA Awards, more than a dozen craft awards within Australia (Writers’ Guild, NSW Premier\\\\\\\'s Literar...
Victorian Members' Night: The Battle for the Short Film
AWG Victorian Members' Night: Comedy Writing with Tim Ferguson
Tim Ferguson, one of Australia’s most accomplished writers and performers, will speak to the Guild this October about writing comedy for the screen.
His book T
2011 FOXTEL Screenwriter's Address - John Collee
John Collee presents The Dream Machine
Victorian Members' Night: In Conversation with Michael Rymer
Michael Rymer’s feature film Face To Face is in cinemas in Australia.
A low budget marvel, it was shot over 12 days using Canon 5D cameras, with a stellar cast including Vince Colosimo, Matt...
New Writers Information Session
THIS SESSION IS NOW BOOKED OUT
The Australian Writers’ Guild is pleased to present an information session for new writers.
The session will be held at RMIT on Su...
Combined Vic Industry Christmas Party
Join the AWG Victorian Members' Committee and our friends from SPAA, ADG, ASE and ACS in celebrating a fantastic 2011.
Where: St Kilda Memo, rear RSL Acland Street St Kilda
Whe...
In Conversation with Hugh Stuckey
Come and hear from one of the most experienced comedy writers in Australia. Hugh's stories are not to be missed!
Recipient of the prestigious Fred P...
TAS: A Conversation with Academy Award Nominated Writer Jan Sardi
Join Jan Sardi and Tasmanian performance writer Vicki Madden for an outstanding evening on the technicalities of writing for the big screen. Interlaced with clips from his outstanding career, Jan will provide a uniqu...
Michael Brindley and Mark Shirrefs on Conspiracy 365
Sticky Floors and Glass Ceilings
Presented by the Australian Writers Guild and Writers Victoria
Four women writers discuss the state of play for women playwrights in this country. What makes writing for theatre different for women writers? ...
Victorian Members' Night: In Conversation with Terence Hammond
While keeping his day job as creative director and copywriter at Melbourne advertising agenci...
VIC Members' Event: The Lowdown on Amanda Brotchie & Adam Zwar