We’re for writers.
The professional
and emerging,
the procrastinators,
the deadline-chasers,
the re-writers,
the in-the-flow ones.
We know you. We are you.
And without us,
there is no film, no play,
no drama, no comedy.
No story.
Welcome home.
What’s new?
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AGM Reminder & Notification of Writer’s Survey
A message from Ciarán Hayden, Executive Director of the Writer’s Guild of Ireland.
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Nancy Harris Our Special Guest at This Year’s AGM
We’re delighted to announce that award-winning writer Nancy Harris will be our special guest at this year’s AGM.
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Save the Date!
WGI will be down at the Galway Film Fleadh this year on 11th July.
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2026 Puttnam Scholars
We are delighted to congratulate WGI Board Member Sheena Lambert and Guild Member Mia Mullarkey, who have both been selected to participate in this year’s Puttnam Scholars programme.
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Watch: Script Biz 2026
We were delighted to host Script Biz on 8th April 2026 – a special one-day hybrid business skills development for writers seminar, supported by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland through the Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme. This was the second year of WGI’s new initiative which aims to equip writers…
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Upcoming Dates & Deadlines
Keep an eye on upcoming deadlines for funding, submissions and competitions here.
Looking for a writer?
If you’re an established, credited producer seeking a writer and you wish to request access to our Writing Talent In Ireland Directory, you can register here.
If your registration is approved you will receive confirmation. Please allow 1 – 3 weeks for confirmation of approval. Approval is at the discretion of the WGI. The WGI will not enter into discussions or provide explanations regarding approval.
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WGI gratefully acknowledges the support of Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Coimisiún na Meán.