PGC announces increase in Carol Bolt Award for Playwrights

[PGC Communications]

*PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Distribution*

                        June 17, 2013



*Playwrights Guild of Canada announces increase to the Carol Bolt Award for
Playwrights*

(TORONTO, ON)

Effective immediately, Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) will be increasing
its annual Carol Bolt prize from $3,000 to $5,000. The board made the
decision after announcing an unprecedented cumulative surplus at the end of
this fiscal year, reflecting years of financial recovery efforts and
putting the organization in a strong financial position going into the next
year. The increase will come from a re-allocation of the Access Copyright’s
Repertoire payment, supplementing support that the award currently receives
from Playwrights Canada Press and the Professional Association of Canadian
Theatres (PACT).

The Carol Bolt Award for Playwrights is given annually to a member of PGC
who has premiered an original play within the past year. A juried panel,
presided over by playwright Mary Vingoe as jury chair, selects the winner.
In addition to the prize money, the winner also receives the opportunity to
be published by Playwrights Canada Press. A shortlist of the best three
entries will be announced in September 2013. The winner will be announced
during the Tom Hendry Awards on October 28, 2013. This year’s competition
attracted a record number of submissions.

Past award recipients have been: *Florence Gibson MacDonald, Mieko Ouchi,
John Mighton, Stephen Massicotte, Colleen Murphy, Vern Thiessen, Michael
Nathanson, Anusree Roy,* and most recently*Don Hannah. *

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*Playwrights Guild of Canada**is a registered national arts service
association mandated to advance the creative rights and interests of
professional Canadian playwrights, promote Canadian plays nationally and
internationally, and foster an active, evolving community of writers for
the stage.*
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-- 
Sarah Malik
Communications Coordinator
Playwrights Guild of Canada
E: communications at playwrightsguild.ca
T: 416-703-0201     F: 416-703-0059

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