Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize established in 1978, is for English-language women playwrights. Named for Susan Smith, alumna of Smith College, who died of breast cancer.
Winners
- 1978-79 Mary O'Malley
- 1979-80 Barbara Schneider
- 1980-81 Wendy Kesselman
- 1981-82 Nell Dunn
- 1982-83 Marsha Norman
- 1983-84 Caryl Churchill
- 1984-86 Shirley Gee
- 1986-86 Anne Devlin
- 1986-87 Mary Gallagher
- 1986-87 Ellen McLaughlin
- 1987-88 Caryl Churchill
- 1988-89 Wendy Wasserstein
- 1989-90 Lucy Gannon
- 1990-91 Rona Munro; Cheryl West
- 1991-92 Timberlake Wertenbaker
- 1992-93 Marlane Meyer
- 1993-94 Jane Coles
- 1994-95 Susan Miller; Kristine Thatcher; Naomi Wallace
- 1996-96 Naomi Wallace
- 1996-97 Marina Carr
- 1997-98 Moira Buffini
- 1997-98 Paula Vogel
- 1998-99 Jessica Goldberg
- 1999-00 Bridget Carpenter
- 2000-01 Charlotte Jones
- 2001-02 Gina Gionfriddo
- 2001-02 Susan Miller
- 2002-03 Dael Orlandersmith
- 2003-04 Sarah Ruhl
- 2004-05 Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti
- 2005-06 Amelia Bullmore for Mammals, Elizabeth Kuti for The Sugar Wife
- 2006-07 Lucy Caldwell for Leaves, Sheila Callaghan for Dead City, Stella Feehily for O Go My Man, Abbie Spallen for Pumpgirl
- 2007-08 Judith Thompson for Palace of the End
- 2008-09 Chloë Moss for This Wide Night
- 2009-2010 Julia Cho for The Language Archive
- 2010-11 Katori Hall for Hurt Village
- 2011-12 Jennifer Haley for The Nether
- 2012-13 Annie Baker for The Flick
- 2013-14 Lucy Kirkwood for Chimerica
- 2014-15 Tena Stivicic for Three Winters
- 2015-16 Lynn Nottage for Sweat
- 2016-17 Clare Barron for Dance Nation
- 2017-18 Alice Birch for Anatomy of a Suicide
- 2018-19 Jackie Sibblies Drury for Fairview
- 2019-20 Lucy Prebble for A Very Expensive Poison
Special Commendation
- Judith Adams 1998-99†
- Leslie Ayvazian 1995-96†
- Lesley Bruce 1993-94†
- Caryl Churchill 1982-83†
- Migdalia Cruz 1990-91†
- Joanna McClelland Glass 1980-81 †
- Zinnie Harris 2000-01†
- Beth Henley 1979-80†
- Julie Hebert 1998-99†
- Beth Henley 1979-80†
- Naomi Iizuka 2000-01†
- Julia Jordan 2001-02†
- Elizabeth Kuti 1999-00†
- Joanna Laurens 2000-01†
- Bryony Lavery 2002-03†,
- Lisa Loomer 1993-94†,
- Sharman MacDonald 1984-85†,
- Chloe Moss 2004-05†
- Phyllis Nagy 1995-96†
- Dael Orlandersmith 1999-00†
- Winsome Pinnock 1989-90†
- Jenny Schwartz 2007-08†
- Lynn Siefert 1983-84†, 1991-92†
- Timberlake Wertenbaker 1988-89†
Finalists
- Judith Adams 1997-98, 1998-99†, 2000–01
- Kay Adshead 1987-88, 2001–02, 2005–06
- Rukhsana Ahmad 2001-02
- Claudia Allen 2002-03
- Hanan al-Shaykh 1996-97
- Jane Anderson 1990-91, 1991–92, 1992-93†
- Leslie Ayvazian 1995-96†, 2004–05
- Nicola Baldwin 1993-94, 1999-00
- Clare Barron 2014-15
- Lynda Barry 1991-92
- Neena Beber 2003-04
- Hilary Bell 1998-99
- Jean Betts 2003-04
- Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti 2004-05*
- Alice Birch 2014-15
- Caroline Bird 2013-14
- Alecky Blythe 2014-15
- Clara Brennan 2014-15
- Linda Brogan 2007-08
- Tina Brown 1978-79
- Lesley Bruce 1993-94†
- Moira Buffini 1992-93, 1997-98*
- Katherine Burger 1996-97
- Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy 1984-85
- Kathleen Cahill 1984-85
- Lucy Caldwell 2006-07
- Sheila Callaghan 2006-07
- Jo Carson 1989-90
- Katherine Chandler 2014-15
- Anupama Chandrasekhar 2008-09
- Julia Cho 2001-02, 2006–07
- Caryl Churchill 1979-80, 1982-83†, 1983-84*, 1987-88*
- Paula Cizmar 1981-82†, 1982–83
- Kathleen Clark 1987-88
- Pearl Cleage 1983-84, 1993–94, 1995–96
- Sara Clifford 1998-99
- Lin Coghlan 2003-04
- Kathleen Collins 1982-83, 1986–87
- Sherry Coman 1990-91
- Anne Commire 1988-89
- Constance Congdon 1985-86, 1995–96
- Trista Conger 1988-89
- Helen Cooper 1984-85, 1986–87, 2002–03
- Kia Corthron 1997-98
- Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig 2014-15
- Migdalia Cruz 1990-91†, 1996–97
- Alexandra Cunningham 2000-01
- Leigh Curran 1978-79
- Barbara Damashek 1987-88
- Lisa D'Amour 2014-2015
- April De Angelis 2005-06
- Donna de Matteo 1982-83
- Christian de Lancie 1993-94
- Ruby Dee 1993-94
- Dolly Dhingra 1999-00
- Lydia Diamond 2007-08
- Ann Marie Di Mambro 1994-95
- Elizabeth Diggs 1981-82, 1987-88†
- Nancy Donohue 1979-80
- Katie Douglas 2006-07
- Bathsheba Doran 2005-06
- Rosalyn Drexler 1983-84
- Carol Ann Duffy 1982-83
- Susan Dworkin 1980-81
- Helen Edmundson 1993-94
- Margaret Edson 1993-94
- Elizabeth Egloff 1995-96, 1996–97
- Charlotte Eilenberg 2002-03
- Eve Ensler 1998-99, 2000–01
- Nancy Ewing 2000-01
- Stella Feehily 2006-07
- Lindsey Ferrentino 2014-15
- Barbara Field 1982-83, 1988–89
- Susan Flakes 1996-97
- Kate Fodor 2002-03
- Maria Irene Fornes 1985-86, 1987–88
- Amy Fox 2006-07
- Donna Franceschild 1989-90
- J.E. Franklin 1981-82, 1989–90, 1992–93
- Amy Freed 1993-94, 2001–02
- Mary Gallagher 1979-80, 1986-87*, 1989–90
- Lucy Gannon 1988-89, 1989-90*
- Lillian Garrett 1989-90
- Nancy Fales Garrett 1982-83
- Judy GeBauer 1987-88
- Shirley Gee 1983-84, 1984-85*, 1989–90
- Pam Gems 1978-79, 1985–86, 1996-97†
- Alexandra Gersten 2002-03
- Melissa James Gibson 2005-06
- Rebecca Gilman 1998-99, 1999-00, 2004–05
- Joanna McClelland Glass 1978-79, 1980-81 †, 1983–84, 2004–05
- Sue Glover 1991-92
- Debbie Tucker Green 2002-03, 2005–06
- Linda Marshall Griffiths 2005-06
- Rinne Groff 2002-03
- Nikki Harmon 1988-89
- Zinnie Harris 2000-01†, 2003–04
- Valerie Harris 1978-79
- Catherine Hayes 1981-82
- Beth Henley 1979-80†, 1987–88, 2005–06
- Jacqueline Holborough 1987-88
- Endesha Ida Mae Holland 1992-93
- Debbie Horsfield 1984-85
- Velina Hasu Houston 1985-86
- Tina Howe 1979-80, 1983–84, 1997–98
- Noelle Janaczewska 1997-98
- Lenka Janiurek 1978-79
- Ann Jellicoe 1980-81
- Catherine Johnson 1991-92
- Cindy Lou Johnson 1984-85, 1986–87
- Jennifer Johnston 1996-97
- Marie Jones 1999-00
- Julia Jordan 1996-97, 2001-02†, 2006–07
- Yazmine Judd 1998-99
- C. Michèle Kaplan 2006-07
- Shirley Kaplan 1981-82
- Julia Kearsley 1980-81, 1982–83
- Margaret Keilstrup 1981-82
- Adrienne Kennedy 1990-91
- Wendy Kesselman 1980-81*, 1989–90
- Carson Kreitzer 2003-04
- Gail Kriegel 1983-84
- Casey Kurtti 1987-88
- Oni Faida Lampley 2005-06
- Mary Lathrop 1991-92
- Shirley Lauro 1980-81, 1991–92
- Bryony Lavery 1980-81, 2002-03†, 2004–05, 2007-08
- Maureen Lawrence 1990-91, 1994–95
- Barbara Lebow 1985-86, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98
- Young Jean Lee 2009-10
- Rebecca Lenkiewicz 2004-05
- Nell Leyshon 2006-07
- Liz Lochhead 1998-99
- Rosie Logan 1986-87
- Lisa Loomer 1993-94†, 2003–04
- Claire Luckham 1991-92
- Anne Ludlum 2002-03
- Sharman MacDonald 1984-85†, 1990–91, 1995–96
- Carol Mack 1982-83
- Emily Mann 1981-82, 1984–85, 1996–97, 1999-00
- Melanie Marnich 2004-05
- Nicola McCartney 1997-98
- Mia McCullough 2004-05
- Heather McDonald 2002-03
- Lisa McGee 2007-08†
- Anne McGravie 1984-85
- Grace McKeaney 1981-82
- Ellen McLaughlin 1986-87*, 1989–90
- Linda McLean 2007-08
- Jenny McLeod 1999-00
- Clare Mclntyre 1992-93
- Cassandra Medley 1988-89
- Susan Miller 1979-80, 1988–89, 1994-95§, 2001-02*
- Lois Meredith 1993-94
- Marlane Meyer 1986-87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992-93*
- Ann Mitchell 1981-82
- Abi Morgan 2003-04
- Lavonne Mueller 1980-81, 1986–87
- Philomena Muinzer 1979-80
- Melissa Murray 1985-86, 1986–87
- Julie Marie Myatt 2007-08
- Sally Nemeth 1994-95
- Ann Noble 2003-04
- Marsha Norman 1978-79†, 1982-83*, 1983–84
- Lynn Nottage 1997-98
- Zodwa Nyoni 2014-15
- Meredith Oakes 2000-01
- Kira Obolensky 1998-99, 2005–06
- Edna O'Brien 1979-80
- Tamsin Oglesby 1995-96, 2006–07
- Mary O'Malley 1978-79*, 1985-86†
- Louise Page 1982-83, 1984–85
- Suzan-Lori Parks 1996-97, 1999-00
- Sybille Pearson 1980-81
- Carey Perloff 2001-02
- Winsome Pinnock 1989-90†, 1991–92
- Lucy Prebble 2003-04
- Nu Quang 1992-93
- Heather Raffo 2004-05†
- Aishah Rahman 1985-86
- Theresa Rebeck 1994-95, 2002–03
- Christina Reid 1984-85
- Jacquelyn Reingold 1994-95
- Anna Reynolds 1992-93
- Gillian Richmond 1990-91
- Susan Rivers 1984-85
- Kate Moira Ryan 1996-97
- Milcha Sanchez-Scott 1986-87
- Barbara Schneider 1979-80*, 1980–81
- Julia Schofield 1987-88
- Heidi Schreck 2014-15
- Rose Scollard 1995-96
- Adele Edling Shank 1981-82, 1982–83
- Anna Deavere Smith 1992-93, 1993–94
- Diana Son 1998-99
- Susan Sontag 1992-93
- Abbie Spallen 2006-07
- Ruby Rae Spiegel 2014-15
- Shelagh Stephenson 1997-98†
- Polly Stenham 2007-08
- Victoria Stewart 2007-08
- Tena Stivicic 2014-15
- Kelly Stuart 2001-02
- Karen Duke Sturges 1979-80
- Elizabeth Swados 1991-92
- Polly Teale 2003-04
- Kristine Thatcher 1985-86, 1994-95§
- Freyda Thomas 1999-00
- Judith Thompson 2002-03, 2007-08*
- Katherine Thomson 2004-05
- Jane Thornton 1985-86
- Leonora Thuna 1986-87†
- Susan Todd 1981-82
- Kathleen Tolan 1997-98
- Kay Trainor 1992-93
- Paula Vogel 1991-92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995-96
- Francine Volpe 2006-07
- Terri Wagener 1978-79, 1983–84
- Celeste Bedford Walker 1999-00
- Wendy Wasserstein 1978-79, 1981–82, 1992–93
- Alison Watson 1980-81
- Annie Weisman 2000-01
- Patricia Wettig 2004-05
- Erin Cressida Wilson 1995-96
- Tracey Scott Wilson 2001-02
- Victoria Wood 1979-80
- Sarah Woods 2000-01
- Elizabeth Wyatt 1988-89
- Olwen Wymark 1978-79, 1979–80
- Sheila Yeger 1988-89, 1990–91
- Shay Youngblood 1989-90
- Karen Zacarias 2003-04