Membership Criteria

Membership in the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds is not open to individual screenwriters.

Writers are represented at the affiliation by their home guilds, links to which can be found on the left hand side of this page. The IAWG facilitates membership in multiple guilds and initiation fees are waived when a member of one affiliated guild joins another affiliated guild.

A guild applying for membership shall:

1. Clearly represent or be the predominate organization representing professional screenwriters in the guild’s jurisdiction.
2. Negotiate and administer collective or model agreements.
3. Have a form of dues reflecting professional standards, organized on either a scale or percentage basis.
4. Demonstrate that it operates on democratic principles under a constitution.
5. Possess a bank account and issue annual financial statements.
6. Be legally and financially able to sign and abide by the terms of the Affiliation agreement.

A guild may join the affiliation as an associate member. Associate members shall meet or be working to meet the criteria for membership, shall not have a vote, and shall not pay dues. Associate membership shall be from one Affiliation Conference to the next and may be renewed.