The R.E. Ross Trust Playwrights’ Script Development Awards 2006 are now open for entry. Over four years the R.E. Ross Trust Script Development Awards have fostered Victoria’s theatre industry by providing support to Victorian-based writers for the development of their play scripts.
The total annual prize money is $30,000 with applicants eligible to apply for a minimum of $3,000 and maximum of $10,000 per year. One of the award winners will also be selected to participate in the creative development program of the 2007 National Playwrights’ Conference.
2004 winner Anthony Crowley believes the award brought his work to an international audience. ‘If not for the support of the R.E Ross Trust, the script of Shadow Passion would not have reached a suitable level of development to take to New York. The award allowed me to explore visual and thematic issues that facilitated a very productive reading at New Dramatists,’ he said.
To be eligible to enter applicants must be must be eighteen years of age or over and reside in Victoria. Only one script per playwright will be accepted. The submitted scripts must not have been previously produced or have already had workshop development. Works of multiple authorship may be entered however works may not be entered in the name of a committee.
The 2006 prizewinners will be announced at the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards presentation to be held on September 4.
The Awards are an initiative of The R.E. Ross Trust and are administered by the State Library of Victoria.
The closing date for entries is 26 May 2006
Entry forms and guidelines are available on the State Library of Victoria website at: www.slv.vic.gov.au/ross
Entry and other information: Barry Scott (03) 8664 7277 or email bscott@slv.vic.gov.au
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