The Update - July 12, 2016
Mona Brand Award
The State Library of NSW has launched the inaugural Mona Brand Award for Women Stage and Screen Writers, worth a total of $40,000. The award carries a major prize of $30,000 and an additional $10,000 prize for an emerging writer. The biennial award has been made possible by the bequest of Australian playwright and poet Mona Brand (1915–2007). Her socially relevant and controversial works have been performed on stage, radio and television around the world. Kim Williams AM, Senior Judge and Chairman of the State Library of NSW Foundation, commented that: 'Through these awards we celebrate Mona Brand's legacy and those outstanding Australian women who have created stories which have led to brilliant, memorable and engaging performances for Australian and international audiences.' The Mona Brand Award will be presented at the State Library of New South Wales in November 2016.
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