Ailbhe Keogan. Photo: Michael KellyTRALEE native Ailbhe Keogan 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, September 3rd.
A native of Tralee who is now based in Castlegregory, Keogan is up for an award for her writing on Trespasses, which she adapted from Louise Kennedy’s critically acclaimed novel into a four-part limited series for Channel 4.
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Her work on Trespasses, Episode 4 is a finalist in the Best TV Drama category.
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 & Audio Drama and Children’s & 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.
