MEMBERS EMPLOYERS & AGENTS CONTRACTS & ENFORCEMENT THE GUILD NEWS & EVENTS WRITERS' ROOM myWGA ACCOUNT Share this page MEMBERS Membership Information Finances Employment Resources The Writers' Deal Hub COVID-19 Resources WGA Platform Programs Home | Members: Employment Resources The Writers' Deal Hub Welcome to the Writers' Deal Hub. Every three years the WGA negotiates the MBA and works to make improvements to minimum compensation terms that benefit all writers. But the MBA only provides a floor from which better-than-minimum (or “overscale”) deals can be made. Minimums determine a portion of writers’ total pay, but overscale deals are critical to how writers make their year. The Guild launched the Writers' Deal Hub to provide members with a centralized resource dedicated to helping them negotiate their individual overscale deals. Using contracts and other information primarily provided by agencies through the new franchise agreement, the Guild will publish guides on going rates for different work and other key individual deal terms. This information should help you leverage better overscale pay in your and your reps’ negotiations with the companies. NOW AVAILABLE TV Weekly Pay Calculator See what your episodic fees amount to on a weekly basis and determine your ideal deal terms. Pilot Deal Guide (2021) The Guild’s updated 2021 guide to pilot script fees, pilot producing fees, episodic fees, and more. Screen Compensation Guide Check out this resource for information on compensation for screenplays and rewrites. Screen Compensation Guide for Streaming Services This guide analyzes compensation in hundreds of feature film deals with two major streamers. Screen Bonus Guide – NEW Learn about key types of screen bonuses, the best terms, and sample deal language. Screen Deal Tips Key items to consider when negotiating a screen deal. Span Guide Learn about this provision of the MBA which protects overscale pay for many writer-producers working on short order series. Options & Exclusivity Guide Understand this provision of the MBA which protects many TV writers from being held for extended periods without pay, including new terms that specifically address short employment. Mini-Room Deal Guide Consider these key terms for work in mini-rooms, writers' rooms that are disconnected from production. Episodic Quote Guide (2019) The Guild’s first guide to Article 14 episodic fees. Stay tuned for updates in 2021. Check your inbox for updates on new guides and tools for individual deals as they are developed. If you have questions, please contact the Contracts Department. UPCOMING EVENTS Dec 07 Genre Committee Meeting Dec 08 More to My Story: Navigating Breast Cancer, Fertility and Family Planning View all Events POPULAR LINKS Staffing & Development Schedule of Minimums Minimum Basic Agreement Residuals Dues & Earnings Guild FAQs Contact Us Find a Writer Find an Agent Find a Signatory Find Foreign Levies Find us online: MEMBERS EMPLOYERS AND AGENTS CONTRACTS & ENFORCEMENT THE GUILD NEWS & EVENTS WRITERS' ROOM CONTACT US NEWSLETTER FAQS PRIVACY POLICY © 2021 Writers Guild of America West. All Rights Reserved.