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The NSW Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights commemorates the life’s work of Dr Philip Parsons AM (1926-1993). Dr Parsons was an influential teacher and mentor to many of the students, scholars, actors, directors and playwrights who created the new wave of theatre and drama in the 1970s. In partnership with Katharine Brisbane, Parsons established Currency Press.

The Fellowship is presented, in partnership with Arts NSW, to an emerging playwright whose work demonstrates an original and compelling theatrical voice. The Fellowship money forms a $12,500 commissioning fee for the writer and $7,500 towards a creative development, with a view to developing a new work with support from Belvoir’s artistic staff.

The Fellowship replaces the Philip Parsons Young Playwrights' Award previously offered by Belvoir and Arts NSW.