Awards & Recognition
2020
Arts Council NI Individual Artist Emergency Award
2020
University of the Atypical, Individual Disabled Artist Award
2020
Irish Writers’ Centre Bursary
2019
Arts Council NI General Arts Award; short story collection
2018
University of Atypical iDA (Individual Artist Award)
2018
Fishamble : The New Play Company in partnership with Lyric Theatre—A Play for Ireland (Phase 1)
2017
Major Individual Artist Award (Arts Council N. Ireland)
2017
Long-listed for Arcola Theatre/Oresis Trust Commission
2017
Contra Guys Award for New Performance Text for Reassembled, Slightly Askew (SummerWorks Performance Festival; Toronto, Canada)
2017
Artist in Residence, The MAC (Belfast); Apr/May & Nov/Dec
2017
Arts & Disability Forum IDA Grant (N. Ireland)
2017
Culture Ireland grant for Reassembled, Slightly Askew (SummerWorks Performance Festival; Toronto, Canada)
2016
Belfast Telegraph Woman of the Year in Arts (N. Ireland)
2016
Dublin Fringe Festival Nominee: Best Design, Judges’ Choice, First Fortnight (Reassembled, Slightly Askew)
2015
h100 Club Theatre & Performance Award (The Hospital Club, London)
2015
Arts Council NI Artist Career Enhancement Scheme Award (N. Ireland)
2014
Artist’s International Development Fund (Arts Council NI/British Council)
2014
Arts Council NI Self-Arranged Residency: Research and Development with Assault Events in effective collaborative practices in text, movement and music
2014
HATCH Supported Artists program (The Metropolitan Arts Centre, Belfast)
2013
Arts and Disability Award Ireland (Ireland)
2013
Pavilion Theatre/Fishamble: The New Writing Company Playwright Mentoring Program (Ireland)
2013
The Wellcome Trust Small Arts Award
2013
The Royal Court’s 1st National Playwriting Group (London)
2012
Arts Council of Northern Ireland Minority Ethnic Artist Award (N. Ireland)
2011
Arts and Disability Award Ireland (Ireland)
2010
Arts Council of Northern Ireland General Arts Award (N. Ireland)
2007
Tyrone Guthrie Centre Residency Award for Minority Ethnic Artists (Ireland)
2007
Creative Writers’ Network Mentoring program (N. Ireland)
2004
Shortlisted for Actors’ Theatre in Louisville ’10-minute play’ contest and Heindmann Award (USA)
1999
James Baldwin Playwriting Award (USA)
1998
Playwriting Finalist; National Theatre Institute (USA)
1995
English Speaking Union Boston Shakespeare Competition Winner (USA)
1993
Boston Globe All Star Acting Award (USA)