The Australian Writers’ Guild established the AWGIE Awards in 1967 to recognise and reward excellence in performance writing. The awards are judged solely by writers, and the judging is based on the written script, rather than on the finished product such as a film or a television series.
The awards include an extensive number of categories (children's, comedy, radio, short film, television, community theatre), special awards such as the John Hinde Award for Science Fiction, and a range of industry fellowships, including the FOXTEL Fellowship. Individual category winners in a year become eligible for the Major Award, awarded to the outstanding script of that year.
Source: http://www.awg.com.au/ Sighted: 26/11/2013
Conceived in 1967 by the Australian Writers' Guild, the AWGIE Awards were first offered in 1968 as a means of recognising outstanding achievement in writing. The awards AWGIE Awards are for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing, and are unique in being 'the only writers' awards judged solely by writers. Awards and nominations are based on the written script - not the finished product.'
(Source: The AWGIEs website, http://www.awg.com.au/artman/publish/cat_index_17.shtml)
