With her feature premiere Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennell creates a funny, horrifying world unto itself.
written by Lisa Rosen
NOVEMBER 2020
Et Tu, Bro?
Indie strivers Michael Angelo Covino & Kyle Marvin notch a breakthrough with The Climb, a seriocomic look at friendship and betrayal.
written by PETER HANSON
NOVEMBER 2020
Not Remotely Easy
Three limited series—Love in the Time of Corona, Connecting..., and Social Distance—take on the pandemic in form, substance, and real time.
written by Lisa Rosen
NOVEMBER 2020
Still a Scream
Leigh Whannell entered the horror scene 16 years ago and keeps the thrills coming.
written by Jose Martinez
SEPTEMBER 2020
Carl Reiner Remembered
Carl Reiner's former secretary-turned-TV writer Sybil Sage remembers a mentor (1922–2020)
written by Sybil Adelman Sage
SEPTEMBER 2020
Best Practices
When it came time to run the show, Mrs. America creator Dahvi Waller had a wealth of knowledge to rely on.
written by LISA ROSEN
AUGUST 2020
Double Dare
Novelist Megan Abbott and TV veteran Gina Fattore team up to create a (dark) cheerleading hit.
written by Louise Farr
JULY 2020
The Write Stuff
Harriet Frank Jr., Remembering a Mentor: March 2, 1923 – January 28, 2020
written by TINA ANDREWS
APRIL 2020
The Puppet Master
Creator Dave Holstein makes Kidding exactly like nothing else on television.
written by Lisa Rosen
DECEMBER 2019
Season’s Viewings
Screenwriters reflect on their holiday favorites.
written by DONALD LIEBENSON
OCTOBER 2019
Turning a Corner
How Mark Hayes ran and wrote his way into Skid Row Marathon.
written by LISA ROSEN
NOVEMBER 2018
The Teenage Mother of the Monster
“Tell me a ghost story.” And she did: Frankenstein.
written by F.X. FEENEY
AUGUST 2018
The Total Package
American Vandal creators Tony Yacenda & Dan Perrault pay homage to true crime and the dick joke.
written by BRANDON KIRBY
FEBRUARY 2018
Teamwork
Lifelong friends and teammates Michael Young and Adrian Todd Zuniga create a story-driven game for EA Sports, earning a Writers Guild Award nomination for Madden NFL 18: Longshot.
written by Vincent Page & Daniel Stayton
January 2018
Now You’re In The Sunken Place
Jordan Peele shares the awe-inspiring response he received from the public to his film, Get Out.
written by JORDAN PEELE
September 2017
Not Your Average Writers’ Workspace
Episodes co-creators David Crane & Jeffrey Klarik talk about writing spaces—their own—in this exclusive video.
written by LOUISE FARR
July 2017
Rise of the Miniseries
Whether it’s called a “limited,” “event,” or “anthology” series, the miniseries is back. This guide reveals what type of projects the networks are looking for in this popular format.
written by JUDY & SANDRA BERG
June 2017
The First Woman President
President Mary McCall Jr. was a pioneer in Hollywood who fought for the rights of all writers.
written by J. E. SMYTH
April 2016
Jean Rouverol Butler, 1916-2017
The Guild loses a Morgan Cox winner and one its most tireless servants.
written by CHUCK SLOCUM
February 2017
Our Unknown Soldier
How a little known writer became the inspiration for a Writers Guild Award honoring courage.
written by F.X. FEENEY
December/January 2017
Screenfight at the OK Corral
Written By ropes Taylor Sheridan into telling the tale of how he rode the trail from Sicario to Hell or High Water.
