The Louis Esson Prize for Drama

This prize is offered for scripts written for theatre or radio. This award is made primarily on an assessment of the literary merit of the works nominated and not on the merits of a particular production. Adaptations are eligible if, in the view of the judges, they represent a significant and creative transformation of the original text.

Winner and Shortlist 2009
Judges 2009

Winner and Shortlist 2008
Judges 2008

Winner 2007
Shortlist 2007
Judges 2007

Previous winners include: When the Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell (2008), A Single Act by Jane Bodie (2007), Three Furies: Scenes from the Life of Francis Bacon by Stephen Sewell (2006), Rapture by Joanna Murray-Smith (2003), and Holy Day by Andrew Bovell (2002).