NSW Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights

The award was established in 1995, named in honour of Philip Parsons {{post-nominals|country= AUS|AM}} (1926–1993), who was a co-founder of the performing arts publishing company Currency Press, and "an influential teacher and mentor to many of the students, scholars, actors, directors and playwrights who created the new wave of Australian theatre in the 1970s".{{cite web |title= Tommy Murphy receives Philip Parsons Young Playwrights Award 2007 |publisher= Australian Stage |url= http://www.australianstage.com.au/news/national/tommy-murphy-receives-philip-parsons-young-playwrights-award-2007-807.html |accessdate= 11 March 2008}}{{cite web | title=Philip Parsons Young Playwrights' Award | website=AustLit | url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v1127 | access-date=25 April 2022}}

Hilary Bell won the inaugural award with her play Wolf Lullaby in 1995.{{cite web | title=Hilary Bell | website=RGM | url=https://www.rgm.com.au/literary/hilary-bell/ | access-date=26 April 2022}}

In 2010 Caleb Lewis turned down the award in protest against the lack of gender diversity in the company's 2010 season.{{cite web | last=Fulton | first=Adam | title=Playwright opts for credibility over cash | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=15 March 2010 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/playwright-opts-for-credibility-over-cash-20100315-gdtw41.html | access-date=25 April 2022}}

From 2013 the award was renamed the Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights.{{cite web | title=NSW Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights | website=AustLit | url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/6759959 | access-date=25 April 2022}}{{cite web | title=2016 Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights | website=Theatre Network NSW | date=20 October 2016 | url=https://tnn.org.au/2016/10/2016-philip-parsons-fellowship-for-emerging-playwrights/ | access-date=25 April 2022}}

In 2019 (for 2020), the Fellowship evolved into the NSW Philip Parsons Early-Career Playwrights' Lab, whereby Belvoir would take on four new writers (or teams) along with one story developer or dramaturgical/ directorial participant. Successful applicants would work with Belvoir for a year (2020) on developing a new work.{{cite web|author=Belvoir St Theatre | title=The Philip Parsons Fellowship has evolved into a Playwrights' Lab for a group of early career playwrights and story tellers | website=Facebook | url=https://www.facebook.com/BelvoirSt/posts/the-philip-parsons-fellowship-has-evolved-into-a-playwrights-lab-for-a-group-of-/10156163392311710/ | access-date=26 April 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://belvoir.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-Parsons-Writers-Lab-Application-Guidelines-1.pdf| title=2019 NSW Philip Parsons Early-Career Playwrights' Lab| date=2019 |publisher= Belvoir Theatre and Arts NSW}} However, this did not appear to extend beyond 2020.{{efn|Possibly because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia?}}{{cite web | title=Awards | website=Belvoir St Theatre | date=24 September 2019 | url=https://belvoir.com.au/awards-3/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609001113/https://belvoir.com.au/awards-3/ | archive-date=9 June 2021 | url-status=dead | access-date=26 April 2022}}

Recipients of the original award had to be under the age of 35 years and a resident of New South Wales;{{cite web| url=https://belvoir.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Philip-Parsons-Award-2012-Guidelines.pdf| title=The Philip Parsons Young Playwright's Award guidelines for 2012| date=2012 |publisher= Belvoir Theatre and Arts NSW}} but the fellowship, by 2016, was open to a playwright of any age, within the first eight years of their professional practice.{{cite web| url=https://belvoir.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Guidelines-2016-Philip-Parsons-Fellowship-for-Emerging-Playwrights.pdf| title=2016 NSW Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights Guidelines |publisher= Belvoir Theatre and Arts NSW}} This requirement continued when the fellowship became the playwrights' lab in the 2020 edition, which dropped the requirement to be a NSW resident.

The fellowship is presented as part of the Philip Parsons Memorial Lecture, given annually at the Belvoir St Theatre. The winner is selected on the basis of a completed and produced script and an outline for another work. The winner received a full commission from Belvoir to develop their outline into a full play.

;NSW Philip Parsons Fellowship for Emerging Playwrights

• 2018 – Kendall Feaver – Almighty Sometimes{{cite web|url= https://www.broadwayworld.com/sydney/article/Belvoir-Announce-Winner-Of-2018-Philip-Parsons-Fellowship-For-Emerging-Playwrights-Kendall-Feaver-20181204 |title=Belvoir Announce Winner Of 2018 Philip Parsons Fellowship For Emerging Playwrights - Kendall Feaver| first= Stephi |last=Wild |date= 4 December 2018 |website= Broadway World }}
• 2017 – Emme Hoy – Exctinction{{cite web | title=A NIDA Graduate has picked up the Fellowship Award for Emerging Playwrights | website=The AU Review | date=22 November 2017 | url=https://www.theaureview.com/arts/a-nida-graduate-has-picked-up-the-fellowship-award-for-emerging-playwrights/ | access-date=26 April 2022}}
• 2016 – Holly Austin, Adriano Cappelletta and Jo Turner – Ruby's Wish
• 2015 – Nakkiah Lui – Kill the Messenger and S. Shakthidharan – A Counting and Cracking of Heads (two fellowships were awarded)
• 2014 – Julia-Rose Lewis – Samson
• 2013 – Ian Meadows – Between Two Waves{{cite web | last=Shihab | first=Zainab Hussain | title=Belvoir announces $20,000 fellowship winner | website=ArtsHub Australia | date=11 December 2013 | url=https://www.artshub.com.au/news/news/belvoir-announces-20-000-fellowship-winner-197600-2313527/ | access-date=26 April 2022}}

;Philip Parsons Young Playwrights Award

• 2012 – Kit Brookman – Heaven
• 2011 – Zoe Coombs Marr – And That Was the Summer That Changed My Life
• 2010 – Matthew Whittet -Old Man [http://www.belvoir.com.au/productions-1/old-man Old Man]
• 2009 – Tahli Corin – Blush
• 2008 – Khoa Do – To 100 Years of Happiness
• 2007 – Tommy Murphy – Holding the Man{{cite web | title=Holding the Man | website=Australian Plays Transform | url=https://apt.org.au/script/CP-1486 | access-date=26 April 2022}}
• 2006 – Patrick Brammall and John Leary – Vital Organs
• 2005 – Brendan Cowell{{cite web |title= Brendan Cowell wins Young Playwright’s Award |publisher= Arts News |url= http://www.stateart.com.au/sota/news/default.asp?fid=3810 |accessdate= 11 March 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080720210258/http://www.stateart.com.au/sota/news/default.asp?fid=3810 |archive-date= 20 July 2008 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }} – Walk Don't Run (2001)
• 2004 – Kate Mulvany – The Seed (2008)
• 2003 – Jonathan Gavin – A Moment on the Lips
• 2002 – (to be identified)
• 2001 – (to be identified)
• 2000 – Emma Vuletic – Imago
• 1999 – Adam Grossetti – Lost Lagoon{{cite web |title= Plays by Adam Grossetti |publisher = The Playwrights database |url= http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsG/grossetti-adam.html |accessdate = 11 March 2008}}
• 1998 – (to be identified)
• 1997 – (to be identified)
• 1996 – Suneeta Peres Da Costa{{cite web |title= Three plays by Suneeta Peres Da Costa

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• 1995 – Hilary Bell – Wolf Lullaby

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