Patrick White Playwrights Award
The Patrick White Playwrights Award is an annual Australian literary award established jointly by the Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney Morning Herald in honour of the contribution made by Patrick White to Australian Theatre. The award was launched in 2000.
The $20 000 cash award is the largest playwright award with a cash prize in Australia and is given for an unproduced play to foster the development of Australian playwrights. In addition, the winning play is given a public reading presented by the Sydney Theatre Company in association with the Sydney Writers Festival.
For more information visit sydneytheatre.com.au
Past winners
2008 THE MAN IN THE ATTIC by Timothy Daly
2007 WRETCH by Angus Cerini
2005 The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table by Wesley Enoch
2004 Constance Drinkwater & The Final Days of Somerset by Stephen Carleton
2003 Windmill Baby by David Milroy
2002 LAST CAB TO DARWIN by Reg Cribb
2001 LUCKY by Toby Schmitz
2001 BED by Brendan Cowell
2001 THE ALIENS by Jackie Smith
Past nominees
2007 BARE WITNESS by Mari Lourey
2006 HONOUR KILLING by Ron Elisha
2006 CONCERTO FOR HUMANS AND SEMTEX by Simon Luckhurst
2005 THE MARK OF CAIN by Leigh Swinbourne
2003 SLOW FALLING BIRD by Christine Evans
2003 COUP D'ETAT by Justin Fleming