Erika Dickerson-Despenza Wins 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Her play ‘cullud wattah’ is honored, with Kimber Lee’s ‘The Water Palace’ and Ife Olujobi’s ‘Jordans’ also specially commended.
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Her play ‘cullud wattah’ is honored, with Kimber Lee’s ‘The Water Palace’ and Ife Olujobi’s ‘Jordans’ also specially commended.
This year’s finalists include Erika Dickerson-Despenza, Miranda Rose Hall, Jiehae Park, and Beth Steel.
The British playwright will receive $25,000 and a de Kooning print.
Ten female playwrights from the U.S. and the U.K. are nominated, with the winner to be announced Feb. 22.