Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Announces 2021 Finalists
This year’s finalists include Erika Dickerson-Despenza, Miranda Rose Hall, Jiehae Park, and Beth Steel.
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‘A Very Expensive Poison’ Wins 2020 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Lucy Prebble’s theatrical reimagining of the notorious murder of ex-FSB Officer Alexander Litvinenko wins $25,000.
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Announces 2020 Finalists
Among the finalists are Dominique Morisseau, Celine Song, Aleshea Harris, Lucy Prebble, and Anne Washburn.
‘Fairview’ Wins 2019 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Jackie Sibblies Drury’s meditation on race and the white gaze has earned her $25,000.
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Announces 2019 Finalists
Among the finalists are Heidi Schreck, Lauren Yee, Martyna Majok, Hilary Bettis, Lily Padilla, and Jackie Sibblies Drury.
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Announces 2018 Finalists
A winner will be selected in early March.
Clare Barron’s ‘Dance Nation’ Wins Blackburn Prize
The $25,000 prize goes to a play about gender expectations, to have its premiere next spring at Playwrights Horizons.
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Announces 2017 Finalists
The 10 finalists are women playwrights from the U.S. and the U.K.
Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat’ Receives 2016 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright receives a $25,000 award for her play about America’s industrial decline.
Tena Štivicić Wins the 2015 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
The Croatian playwright has won the biggest and oldest prize for female playwrights.
