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An annual competition for new theatre scripts instituted in 1977/8?* at the behest and under the management of [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]]. First awarded to  [[John Pank]] for ''[[Windmills of the Mind]]'' and [[James Ambrose Brown]] for '' [[Time and the Wood]]'' in 1978, with [[Zakes Mda]] receiving a Merit Award for ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]''. In 1979 it was won by [[Zakes Mda]] for ''[[The Hill]]''. Other winners have been  Shirley Johnston?*, [[Charles Fourie]], [[Geraldine Aron]] (Commended for ''[[Brenda]]'', 1983)
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#REDIRECT [[Amstel Playwright of the Year Award]]
 
 
 
 
In 1979 year they also introduced a children’s play section as well, and it was first won by Pieter Scholtz (1979 for ''[[The Amazing Adventures of Tambootie the Puppet]]'' and in 1980 for ''[[Mister Big Strikes Again]]'' ).
 
 
 
(See also [[Awards]], [[Competitions]], [[Honours]], [[Prizes]])
 
 
 
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== Sources ==
 
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstel_Playwright_of_the_Year_Award
 
 
 
Gosher, 1988
 
 
 
 
 
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