AustLit
History
The Sydney Theatre Company established the annual Patrick White Playwrights' Award in 2000.
In 2010, the Company established an additional prize, the Patrick White Playwrights' Fellowship, to recognise and support more established Australian playwrights. Both awards are designed to benefit both emerging writers and mid-career writers.
The year-long Fellowship, supported by a cash prize, is awarded for an established Australian playwright whose work has been produced professionally in Australia within the last four years. It recognises and rewards their body of work. Winning playwrights receive a commission to write a new play.
Source: http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/about/information-for-artists/patrick-white-playwrights%E2%80%99-award-and-fellowship.aspx Sighted: 3/12/2013.
Notes
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'Launched in 2010 in memory of Patrick White, this award is an initiatives of Sydney Theatre Company and The Sydney Morning Herald to foster the development of Australian playwrights while honouring Patrick White's contribution to Australian theatre.
The Patrick White Fellowship is a new position for an established Australian playwright whose work has been produced professionally in Australia within the last four years. The winning playwright receives $25,000 for a year long Fellowship in recognition of their contribution to the theatre and their art form. The Fellowship is judged by a panel of peers and an STC representative. ' Source: www.sydneytheatre.com.au/ (Sighted 26/05/2011).
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2020
winner Angus Cerini -
Year: 2019
recipient Anchuli Felicia King -
Year: 2018
recipient Nakkiah Lui -
Year: 2017
recipient Sue Smith -
Year: 2016
recipient Andrew Bovell
Works About this Award
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Former Actor Wins STC Writing Award 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 May 2015; (p. 17) -
Playwright Cornelius Takes Gong at Sydney Theatre Awards 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 19 May 2012; (p. 22) Jason Steger and Gina McColl report on the following 2012 literary award winners: Patricia Cornelius (Patrick White Playwrights' Fellowship), James Bradley (Geraldine Pascall Prize for Critical Writing) and Phillip Kavanagh (Patrick White Playwrights' Award). -
Risk-Taker Awarded 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 24 May 2011; (p. 15) -
A Fat Cheque for the Lean Times 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21- 22 May 2011; (p. 14) The Saturday Age , 21 May 2011; (p. 26)