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. This award was created in 2015. 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 2018 - David Gagnon Walker, The Big Ship 2019 - Jesse LaVercombe, Hallelujah, It's Holly"News (National): Playwrights Guild of Canada Announces the Winners of the 2019 Tom Hendry Awards". Theatre Alberta, October 29, 2019. 2020 - Makram Ayache, Harun"Makram Ayache". Toronto Metropolitan University Asian Heritage in Canada. 2021 - Zahida Rahemtulla, The Frontliners 2022 - Lily Falk, Crypthand 2023 - Cole Hayley, The Thin Place 2024 - Mercedes Isaza Clunie, Gringas
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