Toneelschrijfprijs | |
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Awarded for | Dutch-language play |
Country | Flanders and the Netherlands |
Formerly called | Nederlands-Vlaamse Toneelschrijfprijs, Taalunie Toneelprijs |
First awarded | 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.[update][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]