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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20021231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030226
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20030226

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TCW CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000809559
		IRS NUMBER:				930939398
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04980
		FILM NUMBER:		03580175

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		865 S FIGUEROA ST STE 1800
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
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		BUSINESS PHONE:		2132440000

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		STREET 1:		865 S. FIGUEROA STREET,
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1800
		CITY:			LOSANGELES
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SIGNATURE   DAVID S. DEVITO
TITLE       TREASURER


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Independent Auditors' Report

To the Board of Directors of
TCW Convertible Securities Fund, Inc.:

In  planning  and  performing  our  audit  of the  financial  statements  of TCW
Convertible  Securities  Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") for the year ended December 31,
2002, we considered  its internal  control,  including  control  activities  for
safeguarding  securities,  in order to determine our auditing procedures for the
purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with
the requirements of Form N-SAR, not to provide assurance on internal control.

The  management of the Fund is  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining
internal control. In fulfilling this responsibility,  estimates and judgments by
management  are  required to assess the expected  benefits and related  costs of
controls.  Generally,  controls  that are  relevant  to an audit  pertain to the
entity's objective of preparing financial  statements for external purposes that
are  fairly   presented  in  conformity  with  generally   accepted   accounting
principles.   Those  controls   include  the   safeguarding  of  assets  against
unauthorized acquisition,  use, or disposition.  Because of inherent limitations
in  internal  control,  error or fraud  may  occur  and not be  detected.  Also,
projection of any evaluation of internal control to future periods is subject to
the risk that it may become inadequate  because of changes in conditions or that
the effectiveness of the design and operation may deteriorate.

Our consideration of internal control would not necessarily disclose all matters
in  internal   control  that  might  be  material   weaknesses  under  standards
established  by the  American  Institute  of  Certified  Public  Accountants.  A
material weakness is a condition in which the design or operation of one or more
of the internal control components does not reduce to a relatively low level the
risk  that  misstatements  caused  by error or fraud in  amounts  that  would be
material in relation to the financial statements being audited may occur and not
be  detected  within a timely  period  by  employees  in the  normal  course  of
performing  their assigned  functions.  However,  we noted no matters  involving
internal  control  and  its  operation,   including  controls  for  safeguarding
securities,  that we consider to be material  weaknesses  as defined above as of
December 31, 2002.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the
Board of Directors of the Fund and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is
not intended to be and should not be used by anyone  other than these  specified
parties.



Deloitte & Touche
Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 2003

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Item 770
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<S>     <C>    <C>                                               <C>                    <C>    <C>    <C>

Name of Security                Date of Purchase                Syndicate Members               Securities Purchased From
Lucent Technologies 144A,
7.75% Convertible Preferred    3/13/02                          Morgan Stanley                  Morgan Stanley
                                                                Salomon Smith Barney            Salomon Brothers
                                                                J.P. Morgan
                                                                Bear Stearns
                                                                Deutsche Bank
                                                                SG Cowen

Toys "R" Us Stock
 Preferred                       5/21/02                         Credit Suisse First Boston      Credit Suisse First Boston
                                Saloman Smith Barney
                                First Union Securities
                                Fleet Securities
                                Banc One Capital Markets
                                Mizuho International
                                BNY Capital Markets
                                SG Cowen Securities
                                Royal Bank of Scotland


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Affiliated broker is SG Cowen.  Securities were purchased in the offering at the
public offering price.

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TCW Convertible Securities Fund, Inc.
Item 77Q3

Section (a)(i):  The President and Treasurer have concluded that, based on their
evaluation as of a date within 90 days of the filing date hereof, the disclosure
controls  and  procedures  of the TCW  Convertible  Securities  Fund,  Inc.  are
reasonably   designed  to  achieve  the  purposes   described  in  the  attached
certification, Section (a)(iii).

Section  (a)(ii):  There  were no  significant  changes  in the TCW  Convertible
Securities  Fund,  Inc.  internal  controls  or  in  other  factors  that  could
significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.

Section  (a)(iii):  Certifications  of the  President  and  Treasurer of the TCW
Convertible Securities Fund, Inc. are attached.




CERTIFICATIONS



I, Alvin R. Albe, Jr., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of the TCW  Convertible  Securities
Fund, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and
the financial  statements on which the financial  information  is based,  fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations,
changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial  statements are required
to include a statement  of cash  flows) of the  registrant  as of, and for,  the
periods presented in this report;

4.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and  I are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and have:

a) designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures  to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others  within those  entities,  particularly  during the
period in which this report is being prepared;

b) evaluated  the  effectiveness  of the  registrant's  disclosure  controls and
procedures  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report
(the "Evaluation Date"); and

c)  presented  in this report our  conclusions  about the  effectiveness  of the
disclosure  controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation
Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation,  to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
the  registrant's  board of  directors  (or persons  performing  the  equivalent
functions):

a) all significant  deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which  could  adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability  to record,  process,
summarize,  and report  financial data and have identified for the  registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any  fraud,  whether  or not  material,  that  involves  management  or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I have  indicated in this
report whether or not there were significant  changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls  subsequent to
the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective  actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: February 26, 2003

Alvin R. Albe, Jr.
Alvin R. Albe, Jr.
President
TCW Convertible Securities Fund, Inc.
<PAGE>

CERTIFICATIONS



I, David S. DeVito, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of the TCW  Convertible  Securities
Fund, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and
the financial  statements on which the financial  information  is based,  fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations,
changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial  statements are required
to include a statement  of cash  flows) of the  registrant  as of, and for,  the
periods presented in this report;

4.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and  I are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and have:

a) designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures  to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others  within those  entities,  particularly  during the
period in which this report is being prepared;

b) evaluated  the  effectiveness  of the  registrant's  disclosure  controls and
procedures  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report
(the "Evaluation Date"); and

c)  presented  in this report our  conclusions  about the  effectiveness  of the
disclosure  controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation
Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation,  to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
the  registrant's  board of  directors  (or persons  performing  the  equivalent
functions):

a) all significant  deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which  could  adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability  to record,  process,
summarize,  and report  financial data and have identified for the  registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any  fraud,  whether  or not  material,  that  involves  management  or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I have  indicated in this
report whether or not there were significant  changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls  subsequent to
the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective  actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: February 26, 2003

David S. DeVito
David S. DeVito
Treasurer
TCW Convertible Securities Fund, Inc.

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