Deadline for Submissions: November 24, 2014
Los Angeles & New York – The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced that submissions are being accepted for the 2015 WGA Videogame Writing Award to be presented at the upcoming 2015 Writers Guild Awards on Saturday, February 14, 2015 in simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.
The WGA’s Videogame Writing Award recognizes writers as primary content creators that help drive the videogame industry. Submissions for the 2015 WGA Videogame Writing Award will be accepted from September 2 through November 24, 2014, with nominees set to be announced on January 12, 2015.
Eligibility criteria for the WGA Videogame Writing Award are as follows:
The award is presented to the writer(s) of the best qualifying script from a videogame published in the previous year. To be eligible for entry, games must have been released between 12/1/13 and 11/30/14. The submission deadline is 5:30 p.m. (PST) on Monday, November 24, 2014.
Work that was not produced under WGA jurisdiction may be submitted.
Submitted games must have separate credit for writing (i.e., Written By, Story By, Writer, Story Designer, etc.). While there is no limit on the number of credited writers a particular game may have, credits not specifically tied to videogame writing are not acceptable (i.e., Lead Designer, Designed By, Produced By, etc.). *Note: Writers of source material are not eligible for awards consideration.
All submissions must be made in the name of the credited writer(s), and not the game itself. Scripts may also be submitted by the developer/publisher of the game, or by writer representatives, i.e., agents, managers, and publicists. Entries submitted by anyone other than the writer(s) must include an entry form signed by the submitting writer(s).
At the time the script is submitted, credited writer(s) of the game must be, or apply to become, a member of the WGA’s Videogame Writers Caucus.
Preliminary judging for the Videogame Writing Award will be conducted by panels comprised of Videogame Writers Caucus and/or Writers Guild members active in the videogame writing arena. Final judging will be handled by a panel of writers from the VWC and/or Writers Guild members active in videogame writing.
Recent WGA Videogame Writing Award winners include The Last of Us, Written by Neil Druckmann (2014), Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation,Scriptwriting by Richard Farrese, Jill Murray (2013), and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, Written by Amy Hennig (2012).
Further inquiries about the WGA Videogame Writing Awards may be directed to Jennifer Burt in the WGAW Awards Office at (323) 782-4569, email:jburt@wga.org, or to Dana Weissman in the WGAE Awards Office at (212) 767-7835, email: dweissman@wgaeast.org
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