Whiting Award for Drama
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The Whiting Award for Drama is a prestigious American literary prize recognizing emerging playwrights for exceptional promise in the field of theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whiting Award for Drama canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American award
ⓘ
drama award ⓘ literary award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Whiting Writers’ Award for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
emerging playwrights
ⓘ
exceptional promise in drama ⓘ outstanding achievement in theater writing ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currency |
US dollar
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surface form:
United States dollar
|
| eligibility |
emerging writers
ⓘ
playwrights writing in English ⓘ |
| field |
drama
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theater ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | playwriting ⓘ |
| hasCategory | Whiting Awards recipients NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.whiting.org/awards/writers-awards ⓘ |
| inception | 1985 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American literary awards ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableFor | supporting early-career playwrights ⓘ |
| partOf | Whiting Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Whiting Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage promising voices in American theater
ⓘ
to recognize emerging playwrights ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
jury selection
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nomination-based ⓘ |
| sponsor | Whiting Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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