Playwrights Guild of Canada's RBC Emerging Playwright Award

The RBC Emerging Playwright Award (presented by Playwrights Guild of Canada as part of the annual Tom Hendry Awards) is a national playwriting competition in Canada which gives its winner a 6-month mentorship and cash prize.[1] This award was created in 2015.[2] It is sponsored by the Royal Bank of Canada.

Past recipients

  • 2015 - Rafael Antonio Renderos, Salvador
  • 2016 - Rhiannon Collett, Miranda and Dave Begin Again
  • 2017 - Gary Mok, we could be clouds[3]
  • 2018 - David Gagnon Walker, The Big Ship
  • 2019 - Jesse LaVercombe, Hallelujah, It's Holly[4]
  • 2020 - Makram Ayache, Harun[5]
  • 2021 - Zahida Rahemtulla, The Frontliners
  • 2022 - Lily Falk, Crypthand
  • 2023 - Cole Hayley, The Thin Place
  • 2024 - Mercedes Isaza Clunie, Gringas[6]

References

  1. ^ "RBC Emerging Playwright Award Submission". Playwrights Guild of Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ "RBC Emerging Playwright Award Past Recipients". Playwrights Guild of Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  3. ^ "Winners Announced for Playwrights Guild of Canada's 2017 Tom Hendry Awards". Broadway World. October 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "News (National): Playwrights Guild of Canada Announces the Winners of the 2019 Tom Hendry Awards". Theatre Alberta, October 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Makram Ayache". Toronto Metropolitan University Asian Heritage in Canada.
  6. ^ "2024 Tom Hendry Awards Recipients". Playwrights Guild of Canada. Retrieved 2024-12-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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