Welcome to the website of The Alfred Fagon Award.
Inspiring British playwrights of Caribbean and African descent.
The Alfred Fagon Award is the pre-eminent Award for playwrights of African and Caribbean descent. It was established in 1996 in memory of the late Jamaican playwright and actor, Alfred Fagon.
In 2010 the winner will be awarded £5000 in recognition of their outstanding achievement in the art of playwriting.
Already an annual feature in the theatre calendar, this high profile Award will be presented to the recipient at the Cottesloe, National Theatre followed by a staged reading at the end of November 2010.
The Alfred Fagon Award is supported by the Peggy Ramsay Foundation and is awarded annually.
This year an additional Special Commendation Award of £2,000, sponsored by Jamaica National Building Society, will also be presented.
Remember the deadline for receipt of completed application is 1 August 2010.
Advisers to the Award:
Yvonne Brewster, Oscar James, Sheelagh Killeen, Mustapha Matura, Winsome Pinnock, Roland Rees, Paul Stephenson
Inspiring British playwrights of Caribbean and African descent.
About the Award
The Alfred Fagon Award is the pre-eminent Award for playwrights of African and Caribbean descent. It was established in 1996 in memory of the late Jamaican playwright and actor, Alfred Fagon.
In 2010 the winner will be awarded £5000 in recognition of their outstanding achievement in the art of playwriting.
Already an annual feature in the theatre calendar, this high profile Award will be presented to the recipient at the Cottesloe, National Theatre followed by a staged reading at the end of November 2010.
The Alfred Fagon Award is supported by the Peggy Ramsay Foundation and is awarded annually.
This year an additional Special Commendation Award of £2,000, sponsored by Jamaica National Building Society, will also be presented.
Remember the deadline for receipt of completed application is 1 August 2010.
Advisers to the Award:
Yvonne Brewster, Oscar James, Sheelagh Killeen, Mustapha Matura, Winsome Pinnock, Roland Rees, Paul Stephenson