Nancy Harris has been awarded the Stewart Parker Trust's New Playwright Bursary for her debut play, No Romance, which was premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, last year. Also recognised was Stacey Gregg, who won the BBC Radio Drama Award for her play Perve, which also premiered at the Abbey. Both plays are published by Nick Hern Books.

Nancy Harris's latest play Our New Girl opened to great reviews and a sold out run at the Bush Theatre earlier this year, while Stacey Gregg's Lagan was premiered at Oval House Theatre in October 2011.