​The Fishamble New Writing Award is awarded to a new play premiered in the Dublin Fringe Festival. ​

To qualify for this award your work must be showing as part of Dublin Fringe Festival. In order for your play to be considered for the Fishamble New Writing Award, you must submit an electronic copy of your script to Fishamble. Further details below. 

The Fishamble New Writing Award includes targeted dramaturgical support for future writing to help the playwright. Support may include, for instance, a scholarship place on one of Fishamble’s playwriting courses, mentoring schemes and/or support through the New Play Clinic for the playwright’s next play.

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE FISHAMBLE NEW WRITING AWARD 2019

Submissions for the Fishamble New Writing Award are now open. To qualify for this award, an applicant’s work must be a new play showing as part of Dublin Fringe Festival 2019. Applicants must submit an electronic copy of their script to info@fishamble.com, along with their show's performance details, by Monday 6th of August.

Fishamble New Writing Award 2018

The winner of the 2018 Fishamble New Writing Award is

The Cat's Mother
By Erica Murray
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2018 Shortlisted Plays

• beat. by Fionntán Larney
• For Saoirse by Colm Keegan
• Viva Voce by Lauren Shannon Jones

Past winners 

2017
All Honey
by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth
​2017 Shortlisted plays

• Fierce Notions by Fionn Foley
  
• Normal by Caitríona Daly
  
• The Egg is a Lonely Hunter by Hannah Mamalis

2016
Animalia 
by Ian Toner
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​2016 Shortlisted plays

• BlackCatfishMusketeer by Dylan Coburn Gray
• Coast by Tracy Martin
• TRYST by Finbarr Doyle and Jeda de Brí.

2015
Overshadowed 
​by Eva O’Connor
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2015 Shortlisted plays

• Our Island by Barry McStay
• Remember to Breathe by Orla Murphy
• HARDER FASTER MORE by Tracy Martin

2014
Between Trees and Water 
by Fiona McGeown and Thomas Conway

2014 Shortlisted Plays

• Reckoners by Ross Dungan
• Pilgrim by Philip Doherty
• My Name is Saoirse by Eva O’Connor

2013
Boys and Girls 
by Dylan Coburn Gray
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2013 Shortlisted Plays

• Postscript by Noelle Brown and Michelle Brown
• Lippy by Bush Moukarzel and Mark O’Halloran
• Pondling by Genevieve Hulme-Beaman

2012
Death of the Tradesmen 
by Shaun Dunne

2012 Shortlisted Plays

• Solpadeine is My Boyfriend by Stefanie Preissner,
• Clowns by Demian Fox, Shane O’Brien and James Walmsley
• The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle by Ross Dungan

2011
​The Flamboyant Bird 
by Damian Kearney

2011 Shortlisted Plays 

• You Can’t Just Leave, There’s Always Something by Dan Colley, James Hickson, Louise Melinn, Mairin O’Grady
• Luca and the Sunshine by Nick Lee
• The Year of Magical Wanking by Neil Watkins
• In My Bed by Veronica Dyas

2010
I (heart) Alice (heart) I 
by Amy Conroy

2010 Shortlisted Plays

• World’s End Lane by Louise Lowe/Anu Productions
• Strollinstown by Diet of Worms
• Berlin Love Tour by Lynda Radley/Playgroup

2009
Rough 
by Grace Dyas
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2009 Shortlisted Plays

• Black Bessie by Una Kavanagh
• Four Last Things by Lisa Tierney-Keogh
• Broken Croí/Heart Briste by Manchán Magan
• Johnny Meister and the Snitch by Rosemary Jenkinson

2008
Little Gem 
​by Elaine Murphy

2007
Married to the Sea 
by Shona McCarthy