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The 71st annual Writers Guild Awards will take place on February 17, 2019, in Los Angeles and New York.

The Writers Guild announced the timelime on Wednesday (July 18), and said theatrical and documentary screenplay and videogame nominations will be announced on January 7, 2019.

2018 timeline

October 19: Deadline for submissions: drama/comedy/new series; TV-radio/audio-new media scripts and Paul Selvin Award

November 1: Preliminary series online voting begins

November 16: Deadline for submissions: theatrical and documentary screenplays and videogames

November 26: deadline for preliminary series online voting

December 6: television, new media, radio, news, promotional writing, and graphic animation nominations announced

December 7: preliminary screenplay online voting begins

2019 timeline

January 3: deadline for preliminary screenplay online voting

January 7: theatrical and documentary screenplay and videogame nominations announced

January 8: final screenplay and series online voting begins

January 10-18: the contenders: Writers nominated films screening series, Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills.

January TBA: “And the Nominees Are…”: Writers Guild Award TV and New Media nominee panels – Venue: NYC (TBA)

January 31: deadline for final screenplay and series online voting

February 6: deadline for 2019 WGA show reservations, sponsorships and ticket sales

February 7: Beyond Words – Writers Guild Award-nominated screenwriters panel, Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills

February 17: 71st annual Writers Guild Awards show, Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, and Edison Ballroom, New York.