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

Submissions for the Fishamble New Writing Award will re-open for 2023.
​To qualify for this award, an applicant’s work must be a new play showing as part of Dublin Fringe Festival 2023. .

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.

Fishamble New Writing Award 2022

The winner of the 2022 Fishamble New Writing Award is

Tom Moran is a Big, Fat, Filthy, Disgusting Liar!
By Tom Moran

2022 Shortlisted plays

Frigid by Rosa Bowden
Lie Low by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth
The Perfect Immigrant by Samuel Yakura​

Past winners 

2019
Collapsible
By Margaret Perry


​2019 Shortlisted plays

• Minefield by Claire Monnelly
• Admin by Oisín McKenna
• Two Fingers Up by Seón Simpson and Gina Donnelly

2018
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

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 Carys D. Coburn
• 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 Carys D. Coburn
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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