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Fíona Ní Dhuibhir who is a finalist in the 19th Writers’ Guild of Ireland Zebbie Awards.
Mayo-born writer Fíona Ní Dhuibhir is a finalist in the 19th Writers’ Guild of Ireland (WGI) Zebbie Awards which celebrate Irish writing for stage, screen and audio.
The awards ceremony, which will be presented by Tara Flynn, will take place at the Light House Cinema in Dublin on Thursday next, September 3rd.
Ní Dhuibhir, who is living in Galway, is nominated for a Best Continuing Drama Script award for , Season 29 Episode 81. Senta Rich for , Season 36 Episode 25, and Peadar Cox for , Season 30 Episode 27, are the other finalists in the category.
The exceptionally high standard of Irish writing is reflected throughout this year’s nominations.
The WGI says the Zebbie Awards are an important opportunity to shine a spotlight on the writers behind Ireland’s success in film, television, theatre, radio and audio drama, and to remind the industry that no production can exist without a script.
The Zebbie Awards celebrate the best of Irish writing in theatre, television drama, continuing drama, short film, feature film, radio and audio drama and children’s and young people’s television. Only WGI members can read the nominated scripts and vote in the member-voted categories.
The awards are named in honour of O.Z. ‘Zebby’ Whitehead, a Broadway and Hollywood actor who was a great supporter of theatre and writing in Ireland after he moved to Dublin in 1963.
The WGI, which campaigns for rights, remuneration, more control of work and better recognition for its members, represents Irish writers for film, television, theatre, radio, animation and games. It campaigns to ensure writers are recognised as the creative force without which there is no production.
Jennifer Davidson, Chair of the Writers Guild of Ireland, said: “This year’s nominations show the range and quality of writing being created by our members across stage, screen and audio.
“At a time when the Irish screen industry is experiencing record-breaking growth, it is more important than ever that writers are properly recognised and fairly paid for the work that makes that success possible. No film, television series, play, audio drama or children’s programme can exist without the script at its heart."
