The Writers' Guild
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UK trade union representing writers in TV, film, audio, theatre, games, books Follow us on Bluesky: https://t.co/87fQuZgQhb
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#wggbawards #wggb60 Best Long Form TV Drama is won by Phoebe Waller-Bridge for episode 5 of @KillingEve based on the novellas by @LukeJennings1
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Best Writing In A Video Game is won by Tameem Antoniades & Elizabeth Ashman-Rowe for #Hellblade : Senua's Sacrifice #wggbawards
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… and the #wggbawards Outstanding Contribution to Writing Award goes to - drum roll - @JohnFinnemore.
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Some photo highlights from our protest today. Thanks to everyone who came to Leicester Square + who supported from around the UK . And of course the #ScreenwritersEverywhere who have been showing their #solidarity for the #WGAStrike from around the world!
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What a lovely day for a rally! Our Chair @WorksWithWords and Treasurer @GailRenard standing in solidarity with the #WGAStrike today at Leicester Square 🪧 @WGAWest @WGAEast @IAWGs
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The closure of @BBCDoctors is a terrible loss to the UK writing community + to audiences - a much-loved programme written by dedicated teams of talented scriptwriters. Read our statement in full - including details of support for members who are affected:.
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WGGB is dismayed to hear that several champions of new writing have either lost their NPO status or had their ACE funding slashed. We are deeply concerned about the impact these cuts will have on playwrights and the wider theatre ecology.
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✊ We stand in solidarity with our sister #unions @WGAWest and @WGAEast as they begin negotiating a new agreement with the @AMPTP #WGAContract2023 #TheirFightIsOurFight. Retweet to show your solidarity too ✊.
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WGGB support the WGA in their ongoing negotiations . If a strike cannot be avoided we'll advise our membership not to work on projects within the jurisdiction of the WGA for the duration of the strike in line with our @IAWGs agreements. Read our statement.
The studios need to respond to the crisis writers face. WGA members must demonstrate our willingness to fight for the contract writers need and deserve by supporting a strike authorization vote. 1/3 #1u.
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Best Long-Running TV series is won by Peter Mattessi @pmattessi for Hoby City episode "Rocket Man" #wggbawards
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Read our statement on the #WGAStrike, featuring. 🔹Guidance we have issued today to our members. 🔹A quote from our Chair @WorksWithWords . 🔹A series of FAQs, including the implications for #writers in the UK. #Solidarity #WGAStrong.
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.@RishiSunak's failure to announce support today for the 3 million #forgottenfreelancers who have fallen through the gaps since March last year is unforgivable. Read our response in full: . @ExcludedUK #ExcludedUK.
Today I’m announcing £4.5 billion in new lockdown grants to support businesses and protect jobs.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us today for the International Day of Solidarity with @WGAEast @WGAWest @IAWGs #ScreenwritersEverywhere
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📹 If you missed WGGB President @sanditoksvig's speech on 'Streaming and fair pay for writers' at #TUC23 earlier today, you can watch the video on our YouTube channel:.
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.@jackthorne receives the Outstanding Contribution to Writing Award and writers honoured in 16 categories at the 29th #wggbawards ceremony. Congratulations to all the winners, thank you to our sponsors and read the full story on our website:.
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#Writers @sanditoksvig, @russelldavies63, @jackthorne, @alicenut1, Simon Beaufoy, Dennis Kelly, WGGB Chair @WorksWithWords + many many more will join us and #ScreenwritersEverywhere in the the Global Day of Solidarity today in support of #WGAStrike.
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✊ Global Day of Solidarity in support of #WGAStrike. WGGB members - will you be coming to our protest in London on June 14?. #ScreenwritersEverywhere. @WGAEast @WGAWest @IAWGs @ScreenwritersEU.
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We’re delighted to announce 18 recipients of our New Play #CommissionScheme – in response to the decline in new play commissioning following #Covid19. Check out the plays, #playwrights + producing partners here:.
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“What an incredible turnout. The fight @WGAWest @WGAEast is our fight.” @WorksWithWords welcomes everyone to the rally in support of #WGAStrike
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Shout out to Simon Beaufoy, @AliceNuttall1 Dennis Kelly and @jackthorne for showing their #solidarity this afternoon for @WGAEast @WGAWest @IAWGs
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#wggbawards #wggb60 Best Short Form TV Drama is won by Russell T Davies for "A Very English Scandal"
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Our #RightToStrike is under attack as the Gov tries to push through new anti-strike legislation. Join the @The_TUC emergency protest to stop the bill on Mon 22 May, 6pm in Parliament Square. Full details on our special #RightToStrike campaign page:.
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Only 16% of working film writers in the UK are women and only 14% of women write for prime-time TV – according to new research, commissioned by WGGB + out today. Find out more + support our #EqualityWrites campaign #WorkWithUs
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In 2015 President Zelenskyy voiced Paddington in the Ukrainian version of the film. We invite you to join us for a fundraiser screening of Paddington next week to support creatives living and working in Ukraine. Mon 4 April, 6.30pm @CinemaMuseum London .
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#wggbawards #wggb60 Best Long Running TV Series is won by Jonathan Harvey @JOJEHARVEY for his @itvcorrie episode
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#wggbawards #wggb60 And finally. the award for Outstanding Contribution To Writing goes to screenwriter and playwright Heidi Thomas #Cranford #CallTheMidwife And many more!! 👏👏.
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In response to questions from our members this morning, we confirm that @wwcwriters is not affiliated or connected to the Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) in any way.
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#wggbawards Best Short Form TV Drama is won by Sara Phelps for The Witness For The Prosecution
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WGGB is saddened by the loss of the drama slot on #R4WomensHour and the year-on-year reduction in original drama on @BBCRadio4. We've been challenging these decisions at every stage of the process and will continue to do so. To get involved email audio@writersguild.org.uk.
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Best Radio Comedy is won by Sarah Kendell @Sarah_Kendall for Australian Trilogy "A Day In October" #wggbawards
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And the winner is : Best Musical Theatre Bookwriting: Black Love #ChinonyeremOdimba @Chino100percent #wggbawards 🎉💃👏
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#wggbawards #wggb60 Best Writing In A Video Game is won by Leigh @leighalexander for Reigns: Her Majesty
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#wggbawards Best Long Form TV Drama is won by Taboo - Chips Hardy, Steven Knight, Ben Hervey & Emily Ballou
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A list of sites with legal downloads of award-nominated screenplays
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WGGB Chair @WorksWithWords writes in the.@guardian today on why trade union #solidarity + resistance is more important than it has ever been + why #ScreenwritersEverywhere are using their power to do what they do best - write a better ending for us all.
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We’re ready to go! See you in Leicester Square tomorrow for the Global Day of Solidarity #WGAStrike #ScreenwritersEverywhere @IAWGs @ScreenwritersEU @WGAWest @WGAEast @bectu @EquityUK @WeAreTheMU @NUJofficial
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Our #RightToStrike is under attack as the Gov tries to push through new legislation . Join the @The_TUC emergency protest to stop the bill on Mon 22 May, 6pm, Parliament Square . Full details (incl placard graphics) on our #RightToStrike page: .
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Please sign + support this letter from @AuthorsGuild calling on Audible to stop deducting earned royalty incomes from #authors’ accounts for returns + exchanges: .
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We are delighted to announce the shortlist in 15 categories for the 2019 Writers' Guild Awards, to be presented by @JoannaScanlan at a special ceremony to mark our 60th anniversary. View the full shortlist here: #wggbawards #wggb60.
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Baffled by the @guardian's decision to end @lyngardner's contract. Lyn is one of the most experienced and important critics in the country, especially for the regional, fringe work, and under-represented voices she has long championed. We hope that they will reconsider.
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It’s the Global Day of Solidarity in support of #WGAStrike today + we’re seeing some great photos already - we will share photos + vids throughout the day so keep them coming. And see you in Leicester Square!. @WGAWest @WGAEast @ScreenwritersEU @IAWGs #ScreenwritersEverywhere.
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Actors Rakie Ayola and Brian Cox speak on the importance of residual payments for actors and the “unacceptable position” of streamers on AI. These issues are also important to writers @WGAWest @WGAEast and we stand in solidarity with @sagaftra #WGAStrong
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Yes, we are at a crossroads, and yes, change needs to come! Thanks @RadioTimes for shining the spotlight further on our report into gender inequality in the screen industries and for the #WomensWords campaign which launches today #WorkWithUs #EqualityWrites.
Why are women still so under-represented in TV screenwriting? As launches its #WomensWords campaign, Jane Featherstone explains why we need more female voices
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“There simply aren’t as many women who want to write.” Myth no 2 from our new #EqualityWrites Top 10 Myth Busters about women and screenwriting. Read them all #WorkWithUs
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Today we launch our campaign to #SaveBBCDoctors. 🔹 Write to your MP (using our template letter).🔹 Sign the petition.🔹 Spread the word on social media.🔹 Watch this space for further news!. 🔗 Find out more on our special campaign page.
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WGGB calls for a ‘complete reset’ following a new report on writers, directors and producer-directors from @tweetCDN today, which highlights the serious lack of progress being made by broadcasters to engage diverse creatives.
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🏆 Today we announce the shortlists for the 29th Writers' Guild Awards. The #wggbawards took a break last year because of #Covid but we're delighted to be back, to celebrate British #writers + #writing . Congrats to all the nominees. See the full list 👇.
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We are deeply concerned to hear of the arrests of @freedom_theatre's Ahmed Tobasi, Mustafa Sheta + Jamal Abu Joas by Israeli forces. We call for their immediate release + to the end of the targeting of writers and cultural figures. Our statement in full.
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Also shortlisted in this category is Inside No 9, 'Zanzibar' by @ReeceShearsmith and @SP1nightonly - you can watch the episode here: #wggbawards #wggb60.
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TODAY! Across the UK thousands of workers are staging a day of action to protect the #RightToStrike. We'll be out on picket lines + at rallies to show our #solidarity with striking workers from @NEUnion, @pcs_union, @ucu, @ASLEFunion, @RMTunion. Join us!.
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"Our fellow writers in the States have shown the power of a union in their demand for meaningful change in the treatment of writers. Many of their issues are our issues. Their fight is our fight.". WGGB Chair @WorksWithWords . Read our statement in full:.
WGA members have authorized a strike by 97.85%. Writers are ready for a deal from the studios that allows writers to share in the success of the content they create and build a stable life. #WGAStrong
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Disabled writers are seriously under-represented in the UK creative industries + in broadcasting alone make up only 5.4% of contributions. To reduce access barriers for freelance #writers, we today launch a Writers’ Access Rider . #DisabilityHistoryMonth
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And John Finnemore's Double Acts (English for Pony-Lovers) is also up for Best Radio Comedy at #wggbawards on 23 Jan @JohnFinnemore
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'Protecting your work: from pitching to production' - next in our FREE series of Zoom events for #writers (23 July, 2pm). You'll also get the chance to put questions to WGGB Chair @WorksWithWords, media lawyer Robert Taylor + WGGB caseworker @John_Sailing
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#wggbawards #wggb60 Best Screenplay is won by Bart Layton @BartfromRaw for American Animals @AmerAnimals
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Congratulations to @emeraldfennell for her Best Original Screenplay win at the #Oscars last night for #PromisingYoungWoman - the first time a British woman has won the award since it was established in 1958 #EqualityWrites.
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We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2020 Writers' Guild Awards, to be presented by writer, actor + comedian @KatyFBrand in London on 13 January. Congratulations to all the nominees! See the full list, in 15 categories: #wggbawards.
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✊ A historic day of strike action today + WGGB stands in #solidarity with the half a million teachers, civil servants, border force staff, train drivers and other public sector workers who are striking for fair pay and working conditions and to protect the #RightToStrike.
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A victory! #copyrightdirective has been adopted in @Europarl_EN today. Thank you #MEPs who supported this important legislation for creators, and to our members + other writers who shouted loudly and made their voices heard.
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Proud to announce our New Play Commission Scheme ensuring 15 new commissions across England in response to the impact of #Covid on new #playwriting . Our partners @_HighTide_ @itc_arts @uk_theatre . Thanking all our supporters. . #NPCS #CommissionScheme.
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BBC screenwriters are to receive a 2% pay rise, thanks to WGGB:
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Writer and #TheMightyBoosh star @Rich_Fulcher showing solidarity with @WGAEast @WGAWest @IAWGs in Leicester Square today in support of #WGAStrike
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Also nominated in the Best Writing in a Videogame category for the #wggbawards 2018, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice by Tameem Antoniades:
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Delighted to announce the winners of our #OlwenWymarkAwards – for exceptional encouragement of playwriting over the past year. We’re honouring a record number this year – testimony to the spirit of the theatre community during a hugely challenging time .
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Congratulations to all the recipients of our New Play #CommissionScheme . #NPCS is just one example of the collective strength of our union + what happens when our activists come together with our industry partners. #Writers - if you're not yet a WGGB member #JoinYourUnion
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.@SharonHorgan at #BAFTATVAwards:. It all “begins and ends with the #writers, so solidarity with my WGA brothers and sisters”. Congratulations to all the winners, including WGGB members who have taken home awards this eve.
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The red carpet is positively glittering tonight! @TheWritersGuild Chair @WorksWithWords #wggbawards kick off at 7.00pm. Follow live tweet of the results here…
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WGGB is v saddened to hear that, due to the loss of its @ace_national funding, @Hamps_Theatre will no longer be able to continue as a 'new writing venue'.
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Solidarity to @sagaftra who join @WGAWest + @WGAEast on the picket lines today. Taking strike action is a last resort, when good-faith negotiations break down. It also involves personal sacrifice for the collective good + future generations. We hope @amptp offers a fair deal soon.
A SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical/Streaming Strike has been ordered effective July 14, at 12:01 a.m. Additional details are forthcoming. The Strike Order can be found here:
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Good luck to all the nominees at this evening's Writers' Guild Awards ceremony, honouring the best of British writing talent. We'll be live Tweeting from 7pm at #wggbawards + you can view the full shortlist here:
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WGGB was concerned about gender inequality in screenwriting. We commissioned independent research. The full report is out tomorrow. Then the campaigning begins #WorkWithUs
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WGGB is a signatory to this letter to @RishiSunak in support of the 3.8 million still excluded from #Covid19 support. It is time to end this injustice. #ExcludedUK #Budget2021.
We've joined forces with @ExcludedUK and over 3000 others to call on @RishiSunak to support the 3.8m people who are still excluded from Government support schemes. That includes 38% of musicians. Explore their stories, #InvestInMusicians. #ExcludedUK #Budget2021
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Our sister guild in Germany is getting ready.
Getting ready for Screenwriters Solidarity Day - June 14th. @WGAEast @WGAWest @IAWGs @ScreenwritersEU #WGAstrong #WGAstrike #UnionStrong
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We're aware that authors have found their titles in this list of pirated books used to train AI + are rightfully angry. There's urgent need for Gov legislation on AI + we are pushing for this. Members can email casework@writersguild.org.uk for advice + to get involved in our work.
"Since my article appeared, I’ve heard from several authors wanting to know if their work is in Books3," @_alexreisner writes. "In almost all cases, the answer has been yes."
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.@CarolineLucas taking @RishiSunak to task on those who have been excluded from Government #Covid19 support, including the estimated 3m self-employed who have been "left out in the cold" + "utterly abandoned". WGGB will continue to press Gov to right this injustice @ExcludedUK.
.@RishiSunak turns talking a lot but saying nothing into art form. Ministers usually make statement because they've something to say. He said nothing new - for freelancers, self-employed, directors of small ltd companies or anyone else. But fight goes on @ExcludedUK @ForgottenLtd
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#wggbawards Best Writing in a Videogame is won by @joningold, @haikus_by_KN + Nick Bush for @OverTheAlpsGame
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President @sanditoksvig kicks things off. “How appropriate to be here in the shadow of Shakespeare as we stand up for remuneration for writers everywhere.” #WGAStrong
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Arts-funding shake-up will be “devastating for new playwriting". Read our response to the recent announcement of an overhaul to @ace_national arts funding in England .
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Shocked, saddened + dismayed at this announcement re the future of the BBC which will have a huge detrimental impact on writers, crew, cast + audiences. We'll be taking this up with the BBC + working with our sister unions. #SavetheBBC.
📢 The BBC has set out the blueprint to build a digital public service media organisation. In a speech to staff, Director-General Tim Davie said the BBC must reform to stay relevant and continue to provide great value for all. Read more:
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📢 Some good news!. BBC #writers have received over £1.2 million for viewings of their work on BBC iPlayer in 2019, thanks to Writers Digital Payments - set up by WGGB + the PMA. WDP has paid out over £5.5m to writers in the last six years. Read more 👇.
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UPDATE: WGGB committee chairs and senior officials are meeting with @BBCDoctors writers tomorrow to discuss next steps.
The closure of @BBCDoctors is a terrible loss to the UK writing community + to audiences - a much-loved programme written by dedicated teams of talented scriptwriters. Read our statement in full - including details of support for members who are affected:.
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Writers - last chance to save your copyright. Everything the tech giants didn't want you to know about the #copyrightdirective + what you need to do before 12 September:
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📢 FREE VIDEOGAMES WRITING EVENT. 🎮Bringing characters to life in videogames. 🗓️ 14 Dec (7pm) @LSBU . Come along and hear from our stellar panel:. @SamanthaBeart . @englishscribe. @_GilesArmstrong . @gkr . Plus networking after!. Register: .
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And the winner is: #BestLongRunningTVSeries: @bbcrivercity, S21/28 #JillianMannion @Jill_Mannion #wggbawards 🎉💃💐
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