Please turn JavaScript on

Writers Guild of America East

Is this your feed? Claim it!

Publisher:  Unclaimed!
Message frequency:  1.26 / week

Message History

NEW YORK, NY (February 3, 2026)—Writers Guild of America East members at Hearst Magazines will hold a half-day walkout today after management failed to reach a deal on a second collective bargaining agreement with the 400-member bargaining unit. Their first contract expired on Saturday, January 31, 2026.

The Hearst Magazines Union are holding walkouts and rallie...


Read full story

ALBANY, NY (FEBRUARY 2, 2026)—Senator Patricia Fahy (D—Albany) and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D—NYC) introduced the New York Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Requirements in News Act (The NY FAIR News Act), legislation that establishes clear, meaningful protections for both journalists, media professionals and the broader pu...


Read full story

Roy Wood Jr. Returns to Host 2026 Writers Guild Awards New York Ceremony

Presenters include Don Cheadle, Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers, Mary & Ronald Bronstein, Jeff Hiller, Desi Lydic, Josh Segarra, Arian Moayad, Micheal Urie, Li Jun Li, David Krumholtz, Shayna McHayle, Kate Mara, Kathy McGee ...


Read full story

New York and Los Angeles– Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting, television, streaming, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2025.  

Winners will be honored at the 78th Annual Guild Awards on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at concurrent c...


Read full story

NEW YORK, NY (January 26, 2026)-The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) is pleased to announce the graduates of the 2025 WGAE Showrunner Academy, a training program designed to support television writer-producers, upper-level writers and new show creators in honing the skills necessary to become successful showrunners and leade...


Read full story