Nick Hern Books is proud to have been the Publishing Partner for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting – one of the UK's leading national competitions for playwriting, run in partnership with the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester – since its inception back in 2005.

The writers recognised by the Bruntwood Prize have gone on to establish themselves as some of today's most exciting and renowned playwrights, and having their scripts published and licensed for performance by NHB has given their plays a continued life both on the page and on stage, with subsequent professional and amateur performances around the world.

Below is a list of Bruntwood Prize-winners published by Nick Hern Books. For more information on the prize and how to enter, visit the Bruntwood Prize website.