27 February 2013
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A free event in Edinburgh on the 5th March, 6-9pm

Venue: The Meeting room, The Place, 34-38 York Place, Edinburgh EH1 3HU

Defined as the New Guttenberg in publishing, the digital age is giving new opportunities for writers, and presenting new challenges . The evening, hosted by the Writers' Guild of Great Britian, offers an open discussion, with presentations by professionals from different areas in the industry to discuss how this is affecting us all.

Roger Williams current chair of WGGB will explain how the Guild has already gone a long way to challenge and create a solution to TV writers getting paid. Speakers will inlcude Allan Guthrie and Marc Lambert.

For further information, please contact julieannthomason@virgimedia.com

05 February 2013
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A Writers’ Guild event on 16 February as part of the Nottingham Festival of Words

Nottingham Groundswell will be exploring the distinguished literary reputation of this region. And asking is the current vibrancy of its literary scene with award-winning writers such William Ivory and Alison Moore due to the inspiration of this great tradition – the world of D.H. Lawrence & Alan Sillitoe – or to more practical factors, such as encouraging promoters, a lively cultural scene and writer support groups?

19 January 2013
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The first event of 2013 for the Writers' Guild West Midlands Branch will be a get-together with Equity on Thursday 21 February. It will also be the official launch of the Campaign for Regional Broadcasting (CRB). 

CRB is demanding that when Tony Hall becomes Director-General of the BBC he enters into substantive discussions about increasing production at BBC Birmingham. 

The event will be a great opportunity to show your support as well as a chance to get to know local Equity members. 

The meeting will take place in the function room at the Old Royal on Church Street in Birmingham city centre (B3 2DP) at 7:30pm, followed by socialising in the bar afterwards. 

More information: http://www.crbmidlands.org.uk/launch-meeting

30 November 2012
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Liverpool event asks: How influential is the work of Charles Dickens on contemporary writers? 

As we celebrate the bicentenary of his birth, a panel of leading established and emerging writers will discuss the relevance of Charles Dickens to their own work and why his work remains relevant to readers and writers.

The event, organised by the Guild, is chaired by the Reader Organisation’s Amanda Brown. Panellists include: screenwriter and novelist Frank Cottrell-Boyce; playwright David Edgar; screenwriter Gwyneth Hughes; film and radio scriptwriter Ayeesha Menon, and novelist and playwright Deborah Morgan.

7-9pm, 4 December 

St George’s Hall, Small Concert Room, St George’s Place, Liverpool L1 

Tickets: £10 (£5 concessions)

For more information and bookings visit the Eventbrite page