b'SPECIAL AWARDSTHE SONDRA KELLY AWARDPresented to Carolyn SaundersThis award honours the memory of Sondra Kelly, who served on the WGC council from 1997-2003, and received the WGC Writers Block Award for her record of exceptional service. Sondra occupied the first WGC-designated seat on the Actra Fraternal Benefit Society (AFBS) board (1998-2003)making her the first writer on a board made up of actors, producers, and broadcasters at a time when a writers voice was much needed. This $5000 award in her memory, generously supported by the AFBS, honours Sondras dedication and contribution to the Canadian screenwriting community.The WGC is pleased to name Carolyn Saunders as the 2022 recipient of the Sondra Kelly Award. In her project, Starfighter Baby, Carolyn pulls from her own life and current events to tell a story about a woman who cannot stop her sons panic attacks, which were triggered by the invasion of Ukraine, until she faces the truth shes long repressed about her childhood on a Cold War air force base.Carolyn has years of experience writing documentary series, including co-writing Amazons critically acclaimed and feminist-skewed five-part series Ted Bundy: Falling For A Killer. For her scripted drama work, shes been named an Academy Nicholl Fellowship Quarterfinalist, was selected for the highly competitive Meryl Streep/Nicole Kidman Writers Lab, and twice shortlisted for the Sundance Development Track, among other achievements. Celebrating Canadian Screenwriters'