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Past Winning Plays & Playwrights ( - 1999 ) :

 ( 2000 +)   1999 / 1998 / 1997 /   1996 / 1995 / 1994 / 1993 / 1992 / 1991/   1990 / 1989

1999

Winners:

NOVEMBER by Jamie Norris, Vancouver, BC: (Full Length)

TWO WORDS
by Gabrielle Kemeny & Denise Blinn, Toronto, ON: (One Act)

LITTLE VOICES by Lucas Foss, North Vancouver, BC: (Special Merit)

Finalists (in random order):

THE BIGGER WORLD (Full-Length), by Lilla Csorgo, Toronto, ON;
EASY MONEY (Full-Length), by Nicola Harwood, Victoria, BC;
HOME MOVIES (One Act), by Sally Stubbs, Vancouver, BC;
I.C.U. (One Act), by Marita Dachsel, Vancouver, BC;
KITCHEN PARTY (Full-Length), by Maureen Robinson, North Vancouver, BC;
THE THIRD ENCOUNTER (One-Act), by Sjahari Hollands, Langley, BC;
WHITE LIES (Full-Length), by Larry MacKillop, Nanton, AB.

The Jury wished to acknowledge one additional script and recommended it be recognized with an
Honourable Mention:

p.c. (PROTECTIVE CUSTODY), (Full-Length), by David Burgess, Guelph, ON

Jurors:  Sally Clark, Mark Hellman, Libby Mason

1998:

Winners:
Eat the Breast (Full-Length)
by Lindsay Price, Toronto, ON
Dried Flowers? (0ne-Act)
by Maryjane Cruise, Grimsby, ON
Life And A Lover (Special Merit)
by Natalie D. Meisner, Vancouver, BC (Shelburne, NS)
 
Finalists (in random order):
Fritz of the Vension Trench (Full-Length)
by Colin Legge, Vancouver, BC
The Writers' Bloc (Full-Length)
by G. Lester Crosswell, Nanaimo, BC
Syzygy (Full-Length)
by Craig Norton, Whitby, ON
Dream + Vehicle (Full-Length)
by Frederick Nicholas Popowich, Coquitlam, BC
Touch (One Act)
by Scott Sharplin, Edmonton, AB
Feathers (One-Act)
by Ed Kuhn, Aylesford, NS
White River Junction (Full-Length)
by R.P. MacIntyre, Saskatoon, SK
 
Two additional scripts received three "Recommendations" from the jury and were recognized with Honorable Mentions (in random order):
I Was Born In A Brahms Intermezzo (One-Act)
(since re-titled Schumannbrahmsschumann)
                by Barbara Nickel, St. John's, NF
Magpie (One-Act)
                by Katherine Koller, Edmonton, AB
 
Jurors
Fran Gebhard, Howard Siegel, Keith Digby

1997:

Winners:
Swollen Tongues (Full-Length)
            by Kathleen Oliver, Vancouver, BC
A Bowl of Rose Leaves (0ne-Act)
            by Ted Atherton, Toronto, ON
Life Through A Cracked Windshield (Special Merit)
            by Michael Hentges, Calgary, AB
Finalists (in random order):
A Fly On The Wall (Full-Length)
by Michele Wong, Vancouver, BC
Cybersoap (Full-Length)
by Ted Atherton, Toronto, ON
Plum Blossom Warrior (Full-Length)
by Sandra Filipelli, Vancouver, BC
Cold In The Morning (Full-Length)
by Lynn Coady, Vancouver, BC
Sound and Fury (Full-Length)
by Jeff Pitcher, Kamloops, BC
Snowlands (Full-Length)
by Katherine Sandford, Ottawa, ON
The Weaverbird (Full-Length)
by Douglas Arthur Brown, Marion Bridge, NS
Seven additional scripts received three "Recommendations" from the jury and were recognized with Honorable Mentions (in random order):
Smoke and Mirrors (Full-Length)
                by Gordon J. Portman, Edmonton, AB
Pigeon Among the Cats (Full-Length)
                by Caroline Russell-King, Calgary, AB
Sperm Count (Full-Length)
                by Stephen Orlov, Montreal, PQ
Lucky Four (One Act)
                by Caroline Russell-King, Calgary, AB
Gia & Me (Full-Length)
                by Colleen Craig, Toronto, ON
Genius (Full-Length)
                by Howard Burton, Toronto, ON
Armigideon (One Act)
                by Sandra Dempsey, Calgary, AB
 
Jurors:
Martin Kinch, Kathleen Weiss, Jennifer Martin

1996:

Winners:
The Last Day (Full-Length)
            by Michael MacLennan, Vancouver, BC
            (since revised under the title Grace )
I Dream of the Living (0ne-Act)
            by Drew Carnwath, Toronto, ON
The Exhumation of Ginger Cat (Special Merit)
            by Keith Provost, Vancouver, BC
Finalists (in random order):
Floating Bed (Full-Length)
by Aaron Bushkowsky, Vancouver, BC
Lovely (Full-Length)
by Aaron Bushkowsky, Vancouver, BC
Doing the Book (Full-Length)
by Stephen Reid, Sidney, BC
Forgotten Tune for the Night (Full-Length)
by Donn Short, Toronto, ON
Bubba and the Peter Eater (Full-Length)
by Brian Drader, Winnipeg, MB
Monster (One Act)
by Lynn Coady, Vancouver, BC
Room (Full-Length)
by Peter Zednik, Vancouver, BC
Jurors:
Susan Astley, Brenda Leadley, Douglas Riske

1995:

Winners:
Running Dog, Paper Tiger (Full-Length)
            by Simon Johnston, London, ON
Snow Angel (0ne-Act)
            by Amber Lee Kolson, Edmonton, AB
Joyride (Special Merit)
            by Laura McGhee, Toronto, ON
Finalists (in random order):
Mr. Warm, Mr. Wonderful (Full-Length)
by Michael Maitland, North York, ON
Trash (Full-Length)
by Gordon J. Portman, Edmonton, AB
Tom Form and the Death of Love (Full-Length)
by Gordon Pengilly, Calgary, AB
Please Do Not Touch The Indians (Full-Length)
by Joseph A. Dandurand, Ft. Langley, BC
Crying Dreams (Full-Length)
by Diane Lyn Cartwright, Toronto, ON
Total Body Washout (One Act)
by Drew Carnwath, Toronto, ON
Same Difference (One Act)
by Wendy Laura Ganz, Scarborough, ON
Seven additional scripts received three "Recommendations" from the jury and were recognized with Honorable Mentions (in random order):
Johnnyville: An Official Secrets Act (One Act)
                by Drew Carnwath, Toronto, ON
Full Frontal Diva: Brothers, Buddies and Bucknaked Boys (Full-Length)
                by Donn Short, Toronto, ON
The Infallible Laws of Love (Full-Length)
                by Hayden Trenholm, Calgary, AB
Once Upon A Time In The Park... (One Act)
                by Tarek Ghaleb, Toronto, ON
Dressing Room 6 (Full-Length)
                by Peter Zednik, Vancouver, BC
Point of View (Full-Length)
                by Joy Macdonald, Toronto, ON
Wine and Candlelight (One Act)
                by Judy Miles, Vancouver, BC
 
Jurors:
Teri Snelgrove, Andrew McIlroy, Jennifer Martin

1994:

Winners:
Tiger's Heart (Full-Length)
            by Kit Brennan, Lachine, PQ
Jacques Plante and the Parkdale Knitting League (0ne-Act)
            by Paul McLaughlin, Burlington, ON
Wolf Howl (Special Merit)
            by Edward (Ted) Sullivan, Montreal, PQ
 
Finalists (in random order):
Oedipus X (Full-Length)
by M.L. Diamond, Vancouver, BC
Altarpiece (One Act)
by Melissa Bell, Toronto, ON
The Goddess Kelly & Her Dealings With Men (Full-Length)
by Ted Sullivan, Montreal, PQ
The Big Blue Bird (Full-Length)
by Aaron Bushkowski, Vancouver, BC
The Red Dragon (One Act)
by Eufemia Fantetti, Victoria, BC
That Little Tent of Blue (One-Act)
by Adam Rain, Vancouver, BC
Walking Mr. Mac (One Act)
by Eric Nicol, Vancouver, BC
 
Four additional scripts received three "Recommendations" from the jury and were recognized with Honorable Mentions (in random order):
The Apple Kingdom (Full-Length)
                by Eric Dog, Burnaby, BC
Angel Hair, Demon Cut (One-Act)
                by Colleen Fee, Vancouver, BC
The Dog Dies In The End (Full-Length)
                by Roy Robitschek, Corner Brook, NF
Sunday's Shadow Growing Long, Sunday's Shadow Almost Gone (One-Act)
                by Maureen Robinson, North Vancouver, BC
 
Jurors:
Bill Dow, David Bloom, Keith Digby

1993:

Winners:
Sara's Cave (Full-Length)
            by Donald Molnar, Montreal, PQ
Stay Black and Die (0ne-Act)
            by Addena Sumter-Freitag, Rae Edzo, NWT
Lieutenant Kizhe (Special Merit)
            by A. Colin Wright, Kingston, ON
 
Finalists (in random order):
The Harrowing (One Act)
by Scott Douglas, Vancouver, BC
Fat Girls Sing The Blues (Full-Length)
by Katherine Schlemmer, Vancouver, BC
Man of No Name (Full-Length)
by Hayden Trenholm, Calgary, AB
You Are (Full-Length)
by Ron Chambers, Lethbridge, AB
Truckstop (One Act)
by Grant Dryden, Edmonton, AB
Thought, Word and Deed (Full-Length)
by Gordon J. Portman, Edmonton, AB
Girl In a Turban (Full-Length)
by Bruce Barton, Corner Brook, NF
 
Five additional scripts received three "Recommendations" from the jury and were recognized with Honorable Mentions (in random order):
Jack and Jill (One Act)
                by Donald Molnar, Montreal, PQ
Night and Fog (Full-Length)
                by Bill Penner and Jim Read, Victoria, BC
Saraha and Hans (Full-Length)
            by Roderick Brown, Coquitlam, BC
The Lush Boat (Full-Length)
                by Blanche Howard, North Vancouver, BC
How Many Prescilla Ann(es) Can There Be?
                by Anne Ferncase, Vancouver, BC
 
Jurors:
Lorena Gale, Andrew McIlroy, Bruce Kirkley

1992:

Winners:
Castrato (Full-Length)
            by Greg Nelson, Saskatoon, SK
The Chalk Player (0ne-Act)
            by Frank Borg, Victoria, BC
The Day of the Phoenix (Special Merit)
            by Michael David Kwan, Vancouver, BC
Finalists (in random order):
Night Timothy (Full-Length)
by Keith Dorland, Kearney, ON
The Whole and The Lame (One Act)
by Seth Raymond, Fort Fraser, BC
Sittin' Out Back (One Act)
by Rob Costigan, Toronto, ON
The Bingo Sweethearts (One Act)
by Tom Scholte, Vancouver, BC
Caribbean Colour (Full-Length)
by Bianca Jacob, Toronto, ON
The Wild Guys (One Act)
by Andrew Wreggitt and Rebecca Shaw, Calgary, AB
Amanda (Full-Length)
by Hannes Kivilaht, Toronto, ON
 
Two additional scripts received three "Recommendations" from the jury and were recognized with Honorable Mentions (in random order):
Snakes (One Act)
                by Mark Rubinoff, Vancouver, BC
Big Dreams, Small Tears (One Act)
                by Aaron Bushowski, Vancouver, BC
 
Jurors:
Peter Eliot Weiss, Sue Astley, Duncan Fraser

1991:

Winners:
The Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman (Full-Length)
            by Matthew Decter, Montreal, PQ
Lost River (0ne-Act)
            by Peter Duschenes, Burnaby, BC
Rye and Shine (Special Merit)
            by Maureen Robinson, North Vancouver, BC
Finalists (in random order):
Saddles in the Rain (Full-Length)
by Pam Bustin, Regina, SK
Cousin Joe is Rich (Full-Length)
by Rudy Thauberger, New Westminister, BC
Chayail Azuliah (Full-Length)
by Samuel Goldstein, Ottawa, ON
Sky Geezers (Full-Length)
by Conni Massing, Edmonton, AB
To See (Full-Length)
by Gordon J. Portman, Edmonton, AB
Spring Planting (Full-Length)
by Kit Brennan, Lloydminister, AB
Fifty-Fifty (One Act)
by Maria Bilion, Vancouver, BC
 
Jurors:
Sheldon Rosen, Robin Nichol, Suzie Payne

1990:

Winners:
Karla and Grif (Full-Length)
            by Vivienne Laxdal, Masham, PQ
The Dreaming Beauty (0ne-Act)
            by Daniel David Moses, Toronto, ON
Blueprints From Space (Special Merit)
            by Mark Leiren-Young, Vancouver, BC
Finalists (in random order):
Danceland
by Glen Cairns, St. Joseph, NB
Blunt Objects
by James Barmby, Edmonton, AB
The Theory of Everything
by Clem Martini, Calgary, AB
Transplants
by Jukka Tuisku, Toronto, ON
Lullaby in A-Flat
by Maureen Robinson, North Vancouver, BC
Fireworks
by Gordon J. Portman, Edmonton, AB
Tom Tom at Jake's Crossing
by Larry Saidman & Maureen Butler, Whitehorse, YK
 
Jurors:
Jerry Wasserman, Teri Snelgrove, Peter Eliot Weiss

1989:

Winners:
A Question of Degree (Full-Length)
            by William Chadwick, Waterloo, ON
Life History of the African Elephant (0ne-Act)
            by Clem Martini, Calgary, AB
Grace (Special Merit)
            by Gordon J. Portman, Edmonton, AB
 
Finalists (in random order):
Science Fiction
by David Widdicombe, Toronto, ON
Face Value
by Rodger Cove, Surrey, BC
Dead Serious
by Doug Greenall, Vancouver, BC
A Celibate Season
by Blanch Howard, North Vancouver, BC
Ebb and Flow
by Stan Chung, Prince George, BC
Casual Employment
by Ken Zokol, Vancouver, BC
Inukshuk
by Joan Mason Hurley, Victoria, BC
 
Jurors:
Janet Wright, Voni Grindler, John Krich

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