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.