Writers' Guild of Norway

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ORGANISATION

Writers' Guild of Norway (WGN) is an independent writers' organisation whose purpose is to protect the artistic and financial interests of writers for film, television, radio and theatre. Founded in 1938, the Guild currently organises approximately 285 writers.

MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA

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a) Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for membership, an author must have written and had staged a public performance of at least one full-length or several shorter original works of drama for the theatre, film, television or radio.
To qualify for membership, the performance must be professional and the work must be of professional quality. The applicant must have written the work in the Norwegian or Sami language him- or herself.

 

Candidate membership

Anyone who has completed publicly approved higher education as a playwright or screenwriter can apply to become a candidate member.

 

Solidarity membership

Writers awarded a Solidarity Grant by the Association automatically become solidarity members.

 

 All applicants for membership whose applications have been rejected are entitled to be informed of the grounds for rejection.

BYELAWS

Byelaws as at 1 March 2008
Byelaws (pdf)