Register Your Materials with the Writers Guild of America, West Registry

The WGAW Registry registers more than 60,000 pieces of material each year and is available to WGAW members and non-members alike. You are invited to submit material to be archived by the WGAW Registry to protect your work. Materials may be submitted for registration in person, by mail or via online registration.

The WGAW Registry has been aiding in the creation of legal evidence since 1927. The Registry has always been a vital component of the Guild's service to writers.

The WGAW Registration Service has been set up to assist writers and others in establishing the completion dates of intellectual property. Registration provides a dated record of the writer's claim to authorship of a particular literary material. If necessary, a WGAW employee may produce the material as evidence if legal or official Guild action is initiated.

NOTE: You do not need to be a member of the WGAW to use this service.

Get information on registering your material with the Writers Guild of America, West.

Please contact the Writers Guild of America, West with any questions about the Registry at (323) 782-4500