Deadline: 1 August 2011
The Alfred Fagon Award is the pre-eminent Award for playwrights of African and Caribbean descent. It was established in 1996 in memory of the late Jamaican playwright and actor, Alfred Fagon.
In 2011 the winner will be awarded £5000 in recognition of their outstanding achievement in the art of playwriting.
Already an annual feature in the theatre calendar, this high profile Award will be presented to the recipient at the Cottesloe, National Theatre followed by a staged reading at the end of November 2011.
The Alfred Fagon Award is supported by the Peggy Ramsay Foundation and is awarded annually.
How to enter
Each entrant can only submit one play. Entrants must submit two correctly paginated hard copies of their play, plus a S.A.E., by post to :
The Alfred Fagon Award 2011
c/o Talawa Theatre Company
53-55 East Road
London N1 6AH
Entrants must also send an electronic copy of the play by email to info@alfredfagonaward.co.uk
Each submitted play must be accompanied by a CV, confirming the writer's Caribbean and/or African heritage and residency in the UK along with a brief synopsis and history of the entry.
Please note that hard copies will not be returned.
All entries to be submitted by 1 August 2011, noon GMT.
Eligibility and conditions
The Award is open to any playwright of Caribbean or African descent, resident in the UK, for the best new stage play in English.
The play need not have been produced. However if so, only plays produced since August 2010 will be considered.
Each submitted play must be accompanied by a CV, confirming the writer's Caribbean and/or Africian heritage and residency in the UK along with a brief synopsis of the entry.
Each entrant can submit only one play. A play may also be nominated by a third party with the writer's consent (eg. via an agent)
Television, radio plays and film scripts will not be considered. New as well as established writers are encouraged to enter.
The Award is given to the best new play in the opinion of the Selection Committee from the eligible entries.
All applicants are notified by letter of their entry's safe arrival. No correspondence takes place between the submitting writers and the Selection Committee.
Only shortlisted writers will be contacted, nearer the time of the presentation.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: info@alfredfagonaward.co.uk
For submissions: info@alfredfagonaward.co.uk
Website: http://www.alfredfagonaward.co.uk/