This prize is normally awarded in even-numbered years to a play published or produced during the two previous years. Because of the limited number of productions in 2020 and 2021, we have extended the opening date for eligibility back to 2018, provided that the play was not already submitted for the 2020 prize.
2022 submissions closed
The 2022 lists of submissions have been published. The shortlist will be announced in October.
See all submissions2020
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Albumen
(Arts Court Theatre)
shortlisted
Alice and the World We Live In
(Centaur Theatre)
Sania the Destroyer
(Theatre New Brunswick)
Instant
(Playwrights Canada Press)
Jury
Pablo Felices-Luna
Jackie Maxwell
Djanet Sears
2018
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Paradise Lost
(Playwrights Canada Press)
shortlisted
Sperm Count (in Double Exposure: Plays of the Jewish and Palestinian Diasporas)
(Playwrights Canada Press)
When Memories Have Us
(Segal Centre for Performing Arts)
Truth and Treason
(Mawenzi House)
Jury
Carmen Aguirre
Alex Fallis
Blair Williams
