Fishamble New Writing Award 2011

2011 -Damian Kearney for The Flamboyant Bird
(Other short-listed nominees: Dan Colley, James Hickson, Louise Melinn, Mairin O’Grady for You Can’t Just Leave, There’s Always Something; Nick Lee for Luca and the Sunshine, Neil Watkins for The Year of Magical Wanking, Veronica Dyas for In My Bed)

2010 – Amy Conroy  for I ♥ Alice ♥ I
(Other short-listed nominees: Louise Lowe/Anu Productions for World’s End Lane, Diet of Worms for Strollinstown, Lynda Radley/Playgroup for Berlin Love Tour)

2009 – Grace Dyas for Rough
(Other short-listed nominees: Una Kavanagh for Black Bessie, Lisa Tierney-Keogh for Four Last Things, Manchán Magan for Broken Croí/Heart Briste, Rosemary Jenkinson for Johnny Meister and the Stitch)

2008 – Elaine Murphy for Little Gem

2007 – Shona McCarthy for Married to the Sea