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History
In 2010 The Balnaves Foundation announced it would partner with Belvoir to support the presentation of two Indigenous works as per year as part of Belvoir's annual season.
Notes
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'In 2010 The Balnaves Foundation announced it would partner with Belvoir to support the presentation of two indigenous works as per year as part of Belvoir's annual season. To further their commitment to the telling of indigenous stories through theatre the Foundation has committed $20 000 per year to an annual award to an indigenous playwright.' (Source: theatrepeople.com.au )
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2017
winner Megan Wilding -
Year: 2016
winner Ursula Yovich -
Year: 2015
recipient Katie Beckett -
Year: 2014
winner Leah Purcell -
Year: 2013
Works About this Award
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Balnaves Seeks New Writers 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 3 July no. 704 2019; (p. 37) 'Belvoir is now accepting entries for the Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellowship, a launching pad for new talent with a $25.000 paid residency at Belvoir in Sydney.' -
Time to Develop Your Stage Work 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 25 July no. 681 2018; (p. 53)'If you have an idea for a new stage Indigenous-led work, the get your entry in for the 2018 Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellowship.'
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Yovich Takes Out Playwright's Award 2016 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 10 August no. 632 2016; (p. 18) 'Ursula Yovich has won the Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Playwright's Award with a pitch about a woman who has been estranged from her Aboriginal mother. ...' -
Award for New Stolen Generation Play 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 May 2015; (p. 10) -
Purcell Wins Indigenous Playwright Award 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 May 2014; (p. 15)
