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Traps for young writers

It's easy to be flattered when someone likes your work but bad contracts can leave you trapped in a dead-end.

25 Feb 2013

David Tiley

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Performing Arts

Young writers are being bamboozled to sign option deals for long periods of time or trapped into reversion clauses where they end up paying a producer`s expenses.

The Australian Writers Guild (AWG) has warned writers not to sign short form agreements until they get direct advice from the Guild – indeed, they probably shouldn`t sign short form agreements at all.

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David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.