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The mission of the Writers Guild Initiative is to serve populations whose voices are not being heard.
09/04/2024
It’s Writing Prompt 206! We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
“Write a scene that takes place right after death.”
Writing Prompt 206 - Writers Guild Initiative Write a scene that takes place right after death. We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
09/02/2024
Happy Labor Day from all of us at the WGI!
Happy Labor Day! - Writers Guild Initiative Wishing everyone a wonderful Labor Day from all of us at the WGI!
Happy Friday! Here’s a look at what a participant of ours said about our recent writing workshop!
“Incredible! I never imagined what incredible mentors we'd have. They are most inspiring! Far exceeded… Stephen and Mel are the incredible. Better than any professor I ever had. They just know how to support us, encourage us, and challenge us.” - RW, WGI Writer, Network
08/28/2024
It’s Writing Prompt 205! We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
"When were you the angriest you’ve ever been? Write a scene at that anger level."
Writing Prompt 205 - Writers Guild Initiative When were you the angriest you’ve ever been? Write a scene at that anger level. We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
08/23/2024
There is only one week left to submit for our Invite to Write Challenge closing on August 31! Submissions are open only to past and current WGI workshop participants. This an opportunity for you to share your talents and write something new this summer. Our prompt this year is:
If you could build your own fantasy world, what would it be? Write that story.
Check out your email for the link to submit, we will be sharing select pieces by WGI participants throughout the fall. Happy Writing!
One Week Left To Submit! - Writers Guild Initiative Don’t forget to submit for our Invite to Write Challenge closing on August 31! Submissions are open only to past and current WGI workshop participants. This an opportunity for you to share your talents and write something new this summer. Our prompt this year is: If you could build your own fantas...
08/21/2024
It’s Writing Prompt 204! We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
"Who is someone you don’t really know, but can never forget?"
Writing Prompt 204 - Writers Guild Initiative Who is someone you don’t really know, but can never forget? We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
08/16/2024
WGI and Outreach Faith Writer Paula Farina has shared her piece with us! Head over to our website to read “Pride” by her and check out other participant writing.
"Pride" by WGI Writer Paula Farina! - Writers Guild Initiative WGI and Outreach Faith Writer Paula Farina has shared her piece with us! Read “Pride” below and look out for more participant writing coming this Fall. Pride I am in the town square of my hometown… Lovely and pretty typical for a small town a little park with a gazebo in the middle surrounded ...
08/14/2024
It’s Writing Prompt 203! We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
"If you could be any other creature, what would you be and why?"
Writing Prompt 203 - Writers Guild Initiative If you could be any other creature, what would you be and why? We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
08/07/2024
It’s Writing Prompt 202! We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
"Write a scene describing your own personal heaven."
Writing Prompt 202 - Writers Guild Initiative Write a scene describing your own personal heaven. We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
08/02/2024
Hi Writers, don’t forget to submit for our Invite to Write Challenge closing on August 31! Submissions are open only to past and current WGI workshop participants.
This an opportunity for you to share your talents and write something new this summer. Our prompt this year is: If you could build your own fantasy world, what would it be? Write that story.
Check out your email for the link to submit, we will be sharing select pieces by WGI participants throughout the fall. Happy Writing!
Invite to Write Reminder! - Writers Guild Initiative Hi Writers, don’t forget to submit for our Invite to Write Challenge closing on August 31! Submissions are open only to past and current WGI workshop participants. This an opportunity for you to share your talents and write something new this summer. Our prompt this year is: If you could build you...
07/31/2024
It’s Writing Prompt 201! We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
"What day in your life would you live again for the first time, and why?"
Writing Prompt 201 - Writers Guild Initiative What day in your life would you live again for the first time, and why? We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
07/04/2024
Wishing everyone a Happy Independence Day from all of us at the WGI! We will be pausing socials throughout the summer as we work to bring you more workshops later this year. Happy Writing!
06/27/2024
The Black List and the Writers Guild Initiative are thrilled to announce Brady James Pierce as the 2024 Fellow for the Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in Screenwriting!
Congrats to 2024 Collyer Fellow Brady James Pierce! - Writers Guild Initiative The Black List and the Writers Guild Initiative are thrilled to announce Brady James Pierce as the 2024 Fellow for the Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in Screenwriting! Pierce hails from Dallas, and is currently based in Los Angeles. In 2023, he graduated summa cm laude from New York University...
06/26/2024
It’s Writing Prompt 200! We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
“What makes you feel the most nostalgic?”
Writing Prompt 200 - Writers Guild Initiative What makes you feel the most nostalgic? We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
06/21/2024
WGI President Richard Dresser has a new play! "All That Remains" will be featured next weekend, June 27, 28, and 29, in Colorado at Durango Playfest. Find tickets and learn more about the show at our website!
WGI President Richard Dresser has a new play! - Writers Guild Initiative His play “All That Remains” will be featured at Durango Playfest in Colorado on June 27, 28, and 29. A couple living on a small island off the coast of Maine invites the neurotic husband’s college roommate and his conservative trophy wife for a weekend visit – only to discover that long-buri...
06/14/2024
Hi Writers, we are thrilled to announce the third year of our Invite to Write Challenge! Our prompt this year is: If you could build your own fantasy world, what would it be? Write that story. Find more details on our website!
2024 Invite to Write Challenge! - Writers Guild Initiative Hi Writers, we are thrilled to announce the third year of our Invite to Write Challenge! This an opportunity for you to share your talents and write something new this summer. Our prompt this year is: If you could build your own fantasy world, what would it be? Write that story. The prompt is comp...
06/12/2024
It’s Writing Prompt 199! We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
"What is the worst advice you've ever received?"
Writing Prompt 199 - Writers Guild Initiative What is the worst advice you’ve ever received? We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
06/07/2024
2021 Collyer Fellow Omid Iranikhah is expanding his short film! “Coffee with Baba” will now serve as the pilot episode of an upcoming anthology web series called “Coffee with Strangers.” Learn more and find out how you can support him on our website!
2021 Collyer Fellow Omid Iranikhah is expanding his short film! - Writers Guild Initiative Omid shared his short film COFFEE WITH BABA with us in his previous interview! Now he is announcing the expansion of this project: We are proud to announce that our short film COFFEE WITH BABA will now serve as the pilot episode of an upcoming anthology web series called COFFEE WITH STRANGERS. Each....
06/05/2024
It’s Writing Prompt 198! We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
"What is the best advice you’ve ever received?”
Writing Prompt 198 - Writers Guild Initiative What is the best advice you’ve ever received? We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
05/31/2024
WGI Writer Seandor Szeles has published two articles on Outreach.Faith! Check out the links to both pieces and the interview we did with him on our website.
WGI Writer Seandor Szeles has published two articles on Outreach.Faith, read our interview with him here! - Writers Guild Initiative Since participating in the Outreach/WGI workshop, Seandor has written two pieces for the Outreach blog about his experience as an LGBTQ Catholic. Read them, and our interview with him below! As a young gay Catholic, I equated sexuality with sin. Then I learned to let go. I find God in my gay relatio...
05/29/2024
It’s Writing Prompt 197! We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
"The year is 2074. How has the world changed in 50 years?”
Writing Prompt 197 - Writers Guild Initiative The year is 2074. How has the world changed in 50 years? We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
05/24/2024
WGI Board Member and Mentor Susanna Styron will feature her new film, “My Father’s Name” at the Berkshire International Film Festival on May 31 and June 1! Head over to our website to get tickets and find out more information.
WGI Board Member and Mentor Susanna Styron to feature new film at the Berkshire International Film Festival - Writers Guild Initiative Her film, “My Father’s Name” will be screened at the festival on May 31 and June 1. Purchase tickets here! Presented by Hair on Fire Films, this 20-minute documentary tells the intimate story of one woman’s attempt to uncover the truth about her father’s participation in a lynching, find a...
05/22/2024
It’s Writing Prompt 196! We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
"Write a story from the POV of your bed.”
Writing Prompt 196 - Writers Guild Initiative Write a story from the POV of your bed. We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
05/17/2024
Every year we have a talented collection of participants whose work is featured at our Gala. Over the next few weeks, we will interview and get to know some of our writers from the 2024 Gala: Twist of Fate.
Next up is Anthos! Check out their interview on our website.
Exploring Our Gala Writers: Anthos! - Writers Guild Initiative Every year we have a talented collection of participants whose work is featured at our Gala. Over the next few weeks, we will interview and get to know some of our writers from the 2024 Gala: Twist of Fate. Next up is Anthos! Check out their interview below. 1. How did it feel to have…
05/15/2024
It’s Writing Prompt 195! We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
"You can ask one question to any dead person. Who and what do you ask?"
Writing Prompt 195 - Writers Guild Initiative You can ask one question to any dead person. Who and what do you ask? We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
05/10/2024
WGI Mentor Padraic Lillis will have his film, "Get to Eleven” featured at the Inwood Film Festival on May 24th! Check out our interview with him on our website.
WGI Mentor Padraic Lillis to have his film featured at the Inwood Film Festival - Writers Guild Initiative His film “Get to Eleven,” will be featured at the festival on May 24th. Check out our interview with him below! 1. Tell us about your film, “Get to Eleven” It is an adaptation of my award-winning solo show. The film blends live performance elements with narrative cinematic storytelling in an...
05/08/2024
It’s Writing Prompt 194! We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
"What is an innocent belief you had as a child?"
Writing Prompt 194 - Writers Guild Initiative What is an innocent belief you had as a child? We offer these prompts to encourage you to spend some time writing every week. Happy Writing!
05/03/2024
Every year we have a talented collection of participants whose work is featured at our Gala. Over the next few weeks, we will interview and get to know some of our writers from the 2024 Gala: Twist of Fate. Next up is Shelly Fitness! Check out her interview on our website.
Exploring Our Gala Writers: Shelly Fitness! - Writers Guild Initiative Every year we have a talented collection of participants whose work is featured at our Gala. Over the next few weeks, we will interview and get to know some of our writers from the 2024 Gala: Twist of Fate. Next up is Shelly Fitness! Check out her interview below. 1. How did it feel to…
05/01/2024
WGI President Emeritus Tom Fontana’s new film “ZO,” premieres today on Youtube. Find the link to watch on our website, and check back next week for another writing prompt!
WGI President Emeritus Tom Fontana just released his short film, "ZO" - Writers Guild Initiative His new short film is based on his hit show, “Oz,” and is available to watch now on Youtube!
04/26/2024
Every year we have a talented collection of participants whose work is featured at our Gala. Over the next few weeks, we will interview and get to know some of our writers from the 2024 Gala: Twist of Fate. First up is Brett Sobaski! Check out his interview on our website.
Exploring Our Gala Writers: Brett Sobaski! - Writers Guild Initiative Every year we have a talented collection of participants whose work is featured at our Gala. Over the next few weeks, we will interview and get to know some of our writers from the 2024 Gala: Twist of Fate First up is Brett Sobaski! Check out his interview below. 1. How did it feel to…
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What's your story? Find your voice. Tell it.
The WGAE Foundation, commonly known as the Writers Guild Initiative (WGI), is an independent, non-profit organization that is associated with the Writers Guild of America, East. "What's your story? Find your voice. Tell it."
Our mission is to make the art of storytelling accessible to people of all ethnic, cultural and economic backgrounds-with special attention to the underserved.
WGI was founded in 1978, and was dormant for many years. Since a new board of directors revitalized the organization in 2006, WGI has provided intensive writing programs in eleven US cities with participants from across the nation, from wounded veterans and their caregivers to "Dreamers" to underserved youth.
All activities promote writing as a singular, accessible vehicle through which people in diverse circumstances can process information about life and self by creatively channeling their experience through the written word.
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