The Adam NZ Play Award is an annual award in New Zealand given to new plays. There are a range of categories and submitted plays are read blind by a panel of industry professionals. History The award started in 2008 and was initially called the Playmarket New New Zealand Play Award. The Adam Foundation support the awards with a total of $8,000 in prizes. The Adam Foundation was established by Denis and Verna Adam in 1976 initially for art and then for other creative endeavours. Denis Adam died in October 2018. There is also an Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing. In 2019, Mitch Tawhi Thomas became the first playwright to win an Adam NZ Play award twice, the first for Hui in 2012 and then for Pakaru (in 2019). The winners are announced at a ceremony each year. Eligibility and conditions The panel accepts up to three new plays but only be submitted to the competition once. There are no style or length limits. The plays must not have had a professional production (upcoming productions, readings, workshops or community productions are acceptable). The cut off is the 1 December each year. Categories include: Best Play Best Play by a Māori Playwright Best Play by a Pasifika Playwright Best Play by a Woman Playwright Plays can win more than one category. Adam NZ Play Award recipients and runners ups 2008: Ninna Tersman for Fucking Parasites. This was work-shopped in London, directed by Lorae Parry with script advisor Tanika Gupta. 2009: Pip Hall for The 53rd Victim won the New Play Award. The 53rd Victim, and Sketch by Kate Morris were also selected for rehearsed public readings as part of the Aotearoa Playwrights Conference New Writing / New Producing Forum at the Auckland Festival. 2010: Stuart Hoar for Pasefika. The Best Play by a Māori Playwright: Whiti Hereaka for Te Kaupoi. Special Prize for a Woman Playwright: Fiona Samuel for The Liar's Bible. Special Prize for an Auckland Playwright:Thomas Sainsbury for The Canary. 2011: Arun Subramaniam for Hero. Runners-up: Courtney Meredith for Rushing Dolls and Georgina Titheridge for Sliderhands. Best Play by a Pasifika Playwright: Maureen Fepulea'i for e ono tama'i pato. Best Play by a Māori Playwright: Whiti Hereaka for Rona and Rabbit on the Moon. Best Play by a Woman Playwright: Georgina Titheridge for Sliderhands and Courtney Meredith for Rushing Dolls. The Play Press submission to Susan Smith Blackburn