The Sydney Theatre Company established the annual Patrick White Playwrights' Award in 2000.
In 2010, the Company established an additional prize, the Patrick White Playwrights' Fellowship, to recognise and support more established Australian playwrights. Both awards are designed to benefit both emerging writers and mid-career writers.
The year-long Fellowship, supported by a cash prize, is awarded for an established Australian playwright whose work has been produced professionally in Australia within the last four years. It recognises and rewards their body of work. Winning playwrights receive a commission to write a new play.
Source: http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/about/information-for-artists/patrick-white-playwrights%E2%80%99-award-and-fellowship.aspx Sighted: 3/12/2013.
'Launched in 2010 in memory of Patrick White, this award is an initiatives of Sydney Theatre Company and The Sydney Morning Herald to foster the development of Australian playwrights while honouring Patrick White's contribution to Australian theatre.
The Patrick White Fellowship is a new position for an established Australian playwright whose work has been produced professionally in Australia within the last four years. The winning playwright receives $25,000 for a year long Fellowship in recognition of their contribution to the theatre and their art form. The Fellowship is judged by a panel of peers and an STC representative. ' Source: www.sydneytheatre.com.au/ (Sighted 26/05/2011).
