Writers Guilds Back Limits on AI Training in OpenAI Copyright Case
Both WGA branches, SAG-AFTRA and the AFM asked a federal judge to reject a blanket fair use ruling, a position
Spec Scripts Are Selling Again: Four Recent Deals and What They Say About the Market
Screenwriter Lynn Q. Yu counts a bullish run of feature spec sales after the 2023 strikes, from a $3.25 million
Sorkin, Zaillian and Almodovar on How Screenwriters Actually Work: A Writer Roundtable Revisited
The Hollywood Reporter’s 2011 roundtable still offers working habits and craft advice, from Aristotle to longhand first drafts Sorkin, Zaillian and
What the Writers Guild Wanted in 2026: AI Limits, Residuals and Fewer Free Rewrites
No Film School laid out the issues as talks began, with 97 percent of members backing the union’s demands What the
From Glimmer to Alignment: Two Eras of the Spec Sale
In 2012 DreamWorks paid mid-six figures for a time-travel script; in 2024 a $3.25 million thriller was called eye-watering From Glimmer
Concept Is King, Relationships Close the Deal: Lessons From Five Late-2024 Spec Sales
A Final Draft review of Alignment, Clean Break, Test Drive, Three Hitmen and a Baby and Love of Your Life
After the Strikes, Television Writing Jobs Fell 42 Percent. Where Are Writers Going?
A Writers Guild report cited by screenwriter Lynn Q. Yu counted about 500 fewer TV jobs, and feature specs are
Coogler and Anderson Take the 2026 Screenplay Oscars for Sinners and One Battle After Another
The 98th Academy Awards honoured Ryan Coogler for original screenplay and Paul Thomas Anderson for adapted screenplay, in a category
The Original Screenplay Race: Sentimental Value, Marty Supreme, Blue Moon and It Was Just an Accident
A pre-ceremony look at the writers behind the 2026 original screenplay field, from Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier to Jafar
Writers Guild and Studios Reach a Tentative Four-Year Deal, Protecting the Health Plan
NPR reported the April 2026 agreement, which runs a year longer than usual and was reached in less than a
Reading the Competition: Why Screenwriters Study Studio Campaign Scripts
No Film School’s December 2025 compilation gathered scripts from A24, Amazon MGM and 20th Century Studios for educational use Reading the
From Second City To KPop Demon Hunters: How Variety’s 2025 Screenwriters To Watch Broke Through
Variety’s class included a seven-figure spec sale, a spec adaptation that landed at Paramount, Netflix’s most-watched film and a Cannes
Inside The Nicholl Fellowships: Five New Screenwriters, A Global Network Of Partners And The Long Road From Page To Screen
The Academy’s 2025-2026 fellows include writers from San Antonio, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, chosen through a program now