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Topic: Writers' Strike and Competitions
| Author | Message |
| LoDo | Posted – 1/13/2008 12:40:01 PM | show profile | email poster Anyone have any industry insight into whether the Writers' Strike will or is already affecting screenplay, fiction and short story competitions? ------ Lori |
| dribbledrive1 | Posted – 1/17/2008 6:02:58 PM | show profile The telecast of the Golden Globes was stopped by the strikers, through the awards were given out. The same thing could happen with the Oscars. Other than that, no award competition will be affected. |
| LoDo | Posted – 1/17/2008 6:32:24 PM | show profile | email poster Uh, no, I'm referring to writing competitions such as the annual Fade In Screenwriting and Fiction Competition and related contests...not award shows. ------ Lori |
| catlondon | Posted – 1/17/2008 7:33:50 PM | show profile It shouldn't affect competitions, unless the competitions are strictly for WGA union members. And it shouldn't affect fiction and short story competitions at all because there is no union for short story writers--after all, you're talking about people who are rarely paid except in contributor's copies. The Writer's Guild represents people who are hired to write for tv, film, and radio, so you won't be able to sell your screenplay until it's over. |
| dribbledrive1 | Posted – 1/17/2008 10:15:49 PM | show profile It won't affect them at all. The Writers Guild has no reason to concern itself with contests for aspiring writers. And actually, the writers weren't picketed the Golden Globe awards. They were only picketing against the network that was going to air the awards show. --Uh, no, I'm referring to writing competitions such as the annual Fade In Screenwriting and Fiction Competition and related contests...not award shows.-- |
| LoDo | Posted – 1/18/2008 11:34:38 AM | show profile | email poster I'm a union actor, so I fully understand the ins and outs of the negotiations. But, since some WGA writers are part of the judging for these contests, I'm wondering if the strike is playing a part in that opportunity. Perhaps they want to focus solely on resolving the strike rather than consider new works which wuold not be optioned during the strike. For example, the Fade In contest usually happens around May, and I haven't seen any submission guidelines posted for 2008. Last year, they were already up and running. So far, the Writers' Digest contest isn't affected, but I don't know if they use WGA writers on their judging panel. ------ Lori |
| LoDo | Posted – 1/18/2008 11:40:40 AM | show profile | email poster And dribble, they most certainly concern themselves with contests and aspiring writers. They hold the WGAW Writers Training Program, which has been suspended due to the strike. It's the perfect gateway to find new talent and subsequent union members. Same for the competitions. ------ Lori |
| catlondon | Posted – 1/18/2008 12:54:16 PM | show profile The Nicholls Fellowship competition appears to be going forward as planned. According to the website, rules will be posted next month. Fade In looks like its having bigger problems than just the writer's strike. The site doesn't appear to have been updated much at all. And as I mentioned, ifiction and short story writers are different breed altogether and the strike doesn't affect them at all. |
