Eligibility for Full Membership

We operate a banding-based system for Full Members (starting at £218 per annum) based on your gross income from writing over the past tax or calendar year.

To ensure you join on the correct band, please scroll down to the income slider below, then proceed to join online by credit, debit card or PayPal.

Please note: you can only pay in instalments by Direct Debit. To join by DD please download this form.

As well as the standard WGGB member benefits Full Members can join the WGGB pension scheme, upload a Find A Writer profile, and are eligible to apply for Cannes Accreditation and to have the joining fee waived from membership to Writers Guild of America, East and West (if they meet eligibility criteria).

 

For existing members who wish to renew their membership please go to the renewals section.

 

Eligibility for Full Membership

If you do not yet meet the criteria for Full Membership you can join WGGB as a Candidate Member or Student Member.

A Full Member shall be any person 18 years of age and over who has achieved one or more of the following statuses, subject to the discretion of the Executive Council

  1. Has written one or more pieces of work under contract for which payment has been received at or above the minimum rates as defined by the current agreements negotiated by the Guild.
  2. Has received a gross income from non-journalistic writing in any single year which totals more than the amount defined in Appendix F (£5,000).
  3. Under exceptional circumstances, at the discretion of the relevant Craft Committee as approved by the Executive Council

 

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Your annual income from writing

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Income level slider

Your band is:

Band A
Income:
£18,000 and below
£218 per annum
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Your band is:

Band B
Income:
£18,001+
£242 per annum
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Your band is:

Band C
Income:
£20,000+
£275 per annum
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Your band is:

Band D
Income:
£24,000+
£330 per annum
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Your band is:

Band E
Income:
£28,000+
£385 per annum
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Your band is:

Band F
Income:
£34,000+
£440 per annum
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Your band is:

Band G
Income:
£40,000+
£550 per annum
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Your band is:

Band H
Income:
£47,000+
£660 per annum
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Your band is:

Band I
Income:
£54,000+
£770 per annum
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Your band is:

Band J
Income:
£59,000+
£880 per annum
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Your band is:

Band K
Income:
£65,000+
£990 per annum
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Your band is:

Band L
Income:
£75,000+
£1,100 per annum
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Your band is:

Band M
Income:
£85,000+
£1,210 per annum
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Your band is:

Band N
Income:
£95,000+
£1,320 per annum
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Your band is:

Band O
Income:
£100,000+
£1,430 per annum
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Your band is:

Band P
Income:
£110,000+
£1,540 per annum
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Your band is:

Band Q
Income:
£120,000+
£1,650 per annum
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Your band is:

Band R
Income:
£128,000+
£1,760 per annum
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Your band is:

Band S
Income:
£136,000+
£1,870 per annum
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Your band is:

Band T
Income:
£145,000+
£1,980 per annum
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Select Band T

Your band is:

Band U
Income:
£155,000+
£2,200 per annum
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