#Playwrights
Digital Literary Marketplace Launched for Women Writers and Entertainment Professionals
A new digital platform has been established to help connect women writers and entertainment professionals. According to its press materials, Wscripted is a literary marketplace “for women...
Suzan-Lori Parks to Accept Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award
2018 continues to be a banner year for Suzan-Lori Parks. News broke this summer that the playwright and screenwriter would pen a Billie Holiday biopic and now The New York Times has confirmed Parks...
Bella Heesom’s Play “Rejoicing At Her Wondrous Vulva” Being Adapted for TV
Good news, “Fleabag” fans: another UK woman-written play is getting the TV treatment. Sid Gentle Films, the production company behind “Killing Eve,” is developing Bella...
Read Sarah Ruhl’s Inspiring Speech on the Election and Being a Female Writer
Playwright Sarah Ruhl was awarded with the 2016 Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award last week. The prize, which “celebrates career excellence in American theater,” comes with $200,000. An...