The 66th annual Writers Guild Awards, to be presented in simultaneous West and East Coast ceremonies on February 1, 2014, have announced their timeline for submissions and voting. Check it out below.
ELIGIBILITY PERIODS:
Television, New Media, & Radio Eligibility Period: Long Form, Episodic, Animation, Children’s, and Short Form
categories: First broadcast or exhibited between Dec. 1, 2012 and Nov.
30, 2013Comedy/Variety, Quiz and Audience Participation,
Documentary, Daytime Drama, News, Radio, and Promotion categories: First broadcast or exhibited between Oct. 1, 2012 and Sept.
30, 2013Theatrical Screenplay Eligibility Period: Exhibited theatrically in Los Angeles for one week during
2013Documentary Screenplays: Exhibited theatrically in Los Angeles or New York for one
week during 2013Videogame Eligibility Period: Originally released between Dec. 1, 2012 and Nov. 30, 2013
TIMELINE:
OCTOBER
Fri. Oct. 11 Deadline for submissions: TV, Radio, New Media and Paul Selvin scripts
Fri. Oct. 11 Deadline for submissions: Comedy, Drama and New Series
Tues. Oct. 29 Preliminary series online voting begins
NOVEMBER
Fri. Nov. 15 Deadline for submissions: Theatrical and
Documentary ScreenplaysMon. Nov. 25 Deadline for submissions: Videogame Writing
Tues. Nov. 26 Deadline for Preliminary Series online voting
DECEMBER
Tues. Dec. 3 Preliminary Screenplay online voting begins
Thurs. Dec. 5 Television, New Media, Radio, News,
Promotional Writing, andGraphic Animation nominees announced
Tues. Dec. 31 Theatrical eligibility period ends (Original,
Adapted, and DocumentaryScreenplays)
2014:
JANUARY
Thurs. Jan. 2 Deadline for Preliminary Screenplay online
votingFri. Jan. 3 Theatrical and Documentary Screenplay nominees
announcedMon. Jan. 6 Final Screenplay and Series online voting begins
Wed. Jan. 8 – The Contenders: Writers Guild Award-nominated
films screening seriesWed. Jan. 15 Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills
Thurs. Jan. 9 Videogame Writing nominees announced
Fri. Jan. 24 Deadline for Final Screenplay and Series online
votingFri. Jan. 24 Deadline for reservations, sponsorships, and
ticket salesfor 2014 WGA L.A. ceremony
Tues. Jan. 28 Beyond Words: Writers Guild Award-nominated
screenwriters panelWriters Guild Theater, Beverly Hills
FEBRUARY
Sat. Feb. 1 2014 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS (66th Annual)
Los Angeles: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE
New York: Edison Ballroom
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