Writers Guild of America West
Writers Guild of America West - 7000 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, California | |
| Abbreviation | WGAW |
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| Predecessor | Screen Writers Guild |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Members | 11,799 (full members) 5,664 (other members) (2025) |
President | Michele Mulroney |
Vice President | Travis Donnelly |
Key people | Peter Murrieta, Secretary/Treasurer |
| Affiliations | IAWG |
| Website | www |
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) is a labor union representing film, television, radio, and new media writers. It was formed in 1954 from five organizations representing writers, including the Screen Writers Guild. It has around 17,000 total members as of 2025.
The WGAW and the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE), though independent entities, jointly brand themselves together as the Writers Guild of America (WGA), and cooperate on activities such as launching coordinated strike actions, and administering both the Writers Guild of America Awards and the WGA screenwriting credit system. The WGAE is an affiliate of the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds.