Toneelschrijfprijs

Toneelschrijfprijs
Awarded forDutch-language play
CountryFlanders and the Netherlands
Formerly calledNederlands-Vlaamse Toneelschrijfprijs, Taalunie Toneelprijs
First awarded1988; 36 years ago (1988)

The Toneelschrijfprijs is an annual literary award awarded to the playwrights of a Dutch-language play that debuted in the preceding season.[1] The award ceremony is held in either Flanders or the Netherlands.[1] The winner of the prize receives €10,000.[2][3] The prize was first awarded in 1988 as the Nederlands-Vlaamse Toneelschrijfprijs.

The award was renamed in 1993 to Taalunie Toneelschrijfprijs and in 2018 to Toneelschrijfprijs.[2] As of 2018, the prize is a collaboration between the Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union), the Fonds Podiumkunsten, the Nederlands Letterenfonds and the Vlaams Fonds voor de Letteren.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Toneelschrijfprijs" (in Dutch). taalunieversum.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Toneelschrijfprijs 2018" (in Dutch). letterenfonds.nl. 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Reglement Toneelschrijfprijs" (in Dutch). taalunieversum.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.