Writers Guild of Ireland

17/06/2026

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Follow the link: http://bit.ly/3SwPnZr to read about The Paperwork. Here you can learn all about shopping agreements, options and writing contracts.

This is just one of the many valuable articles in the Professional Toolkit on our website. Explore today to learn more!

10/06/2026

At the WGI, we want to extend our huge thanks to the team at GORM for their invitation to the National Seminar on Intercultural Competence and Racial Equity in the Arts.

Our particular thanks to their Founder and CEO Dr. Mamobo Ogoro, to the keynote speaker Professor John A. Powell, and to all the panellists for a wonderful seminar.

10/06/2026

WGI Members: check your email for information about our upcoming AGM, which will take place on Tuesday, June 30th, from 2pm to 5pm, in Dublin City Centre.

We are delighted to welcome some wonderful guests to speak at our AGM, both in person and via pre-recorded video.

Joining us for an in-person conversation, hosted by our Executive Director Ciarán Hayden, is the award-winning screenwriter and playwright Nancy Harris. As well as being the writer and creator of THE DRY, Nancy has written extensively for TV and theatre with her plays having been staged in the Abbey, The Gate, The Druid, The Lyric Theatre Belfast, and many more.

We'll also be screening a pre-recorded conversation with Alice Shearman, Executive Director of the New Zealand Writers' Guild, and Claire Pullen, Executive Director of the Australian Writers' Guild, hosted by our WGI Chair, Jennifer Davidson.

Please RSVP via email at your earliest convenience. We cannot wait to see and hear from you at the Writers Guild of Ireland's 24th AGM.

09/06/2026

WE'RE FOR WRITERS.

Become a WGI member today: script.ie/join-us/

04/06/2026

WGI Board Member and Women in Film and Television Ireland Chair, Dr Susan Liddy, has been re-elected as President of Women in Film and Television International. Here at the WGI, we warmly congratulate her on this accomplishment!

21/05/2026

Our WGI Chair, Jennifer Davidson, is currently attending the World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva, Switzerland.

Watch the video below to see Jennifer, in her capacity as Chair of the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds, deliver an intervention at yesterday's session.

01/05/2026

Bank Holiday Friday shout-out from to our essential collaborators - inviting you to submit entries on behalf of the writers of your eligible 2025 projects!

https://filmfreeway.com/ZebbieAwards2026

23/02/2026

Green from Script to Screen presents a Climate Storytelling panel Dublin International Film Festival on February 26 2026.
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Green from Script to Screen, an initiative founded by Elaine Walsh and Daragh Goan, presents the second of their two events as part of DIFF’s commitment to showcasing sustainable practice in filmmaking all the way through from concept to the closing credits.

Taking place at 2pm on February 26 2026 at Haymarket House, Smithfield, the panel discussion is designed to explore the practice of integrating eco-consciousness into screenwriting and storytelling from the beginning of the filmmaking journey, continuing this ethos all the way through production.

Hear from climate storytelling leaders like Climate Spring founder and producer Lucy Stone, writer/director/actor Elham Ehsas, Professor Quentin Crowley and novelist Caoillinn Hughes who will be speaking about what the future of the planet and the green turn within the industry might hold.

This event will also include a screening of Elham Ehsas’ short film, There Will Come Soft Rains.

Link for €7 tickets at https://www.diff.ie/programme/sustainability%3A-green-from-script-to-screen-panel

20/10/2025

I'm excited to announce that I'm joining the judging panel of The Regional Creatives Fund Ireland, a new programme offering grants of up to €20,000 to Irish charities that develop creative industry career pathways. The Regional Creatives Fund, created by Amazon, aligns with Ireland's Creative Industries Roadmap and the Creative Communities initiative, aiming to increase access to careers in the creative industries for people from underrepresented backgrounds across all of Ireland.

We're encouraging applications from organisations that help people from underrepresented backgrounds or underserved communities access careers in publishing, music, gaming, film, TV, fashion, podcasting, visual arts, and more. The fund is open for applications from registered charities that are currently running impactful skills projects and are seeking additional funding to scale, sustain, or innovate their efforts.

Eligible organisations can apply for funding across three categories: small-scale enhancement (€1,000-€5,000), moderate expansion (€5,000-€12,000), or strategic growth (€12,000-€20,000), depending on their project's scale and ambition.

Apply for a grant today: https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/community-engagement/new-20-000-amazon-fund-to-break-down-creative-career-barriers-in-ireland

Ciarán Hayden

Executive Director

The Writers’ Guild of Ireland

Through our new Regional Creatives Fund Ireland, we will help charities create pathways into creative careers.

18/09/2025