WGSA MAG Issue 15 (July 2013) | Page 8

GUILD NEWS by THEA ABOUD

MEMBERSHIP

We are now at 155 members – still a long way from the 250 with which we ended in February 2013. Those of you who has not yet renewed, can now make use of the WGSA council’ s offer of a 25 % discount. workshop where writers who are stuck with their scripts can find help by discussing their problems with their peers and a WGSA editor in a creatively safe environment. Please let us know whether you are interested in such a workshop, or whether the reason for the lack of attendance was the particular date.

Please make use of this opportunity to renew your membership and enjoy the WGSA benefits, contact Thea to find out more.

SPONSORSHIP FUND

Should you wish to make a contribution to this fund, please contact Thea. We accept any kind of donation – from a few cents to millions! We use this fund to sponsor deserving young aspiring writers as well as our writers who can just not make the payment.

COUNCIL MEETING

The last meeting was held on 15 July 2013. Minutes available on request.

COLLECTION AGENCY

We are still trying to secure a meeting with SABC to discuss claims that were paid out.

PROGRAMMES

Johannesburg: We scheduled a Script-Flip session for 6 July, but did not get enough attendees and had to cancel the session. A Script-Flip session is

Savo Tufegdzic

Johannesburg: On 27 July WGSA hosted a session with Rory Downing on how to obtain development funding. Yolanda Mogatusi attended the session and suggested that we take this session on the road to all provinces. Yolanda, we will try our utmost!

Cape Town: Hosted their first workshop on 6 July with Savo Tufegdzic – the Ambic way of script development. This is what Bongani Yona, who attended the session, had to say about this workshop:

I just want to express my enthusiasm about the great workshop that I attended here in Cape Town. It was a great experience which prompted me to want to know more about the Writers’ Guild. Could you please send me some more info or an application form. Thank you

Durban: On 1 July WGSA’ s Giselle Turner entertained the Durban crowd with some excerpts from her plays.

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