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Dateline: 26th August, 2007 Allen Wright Award Winners Journalists Jay Richardson and Kirstin Innes have been awarded the Allen Wright Award for Excellence in Arts Journalism. Now in its tenth year, the award celebrates the work of young journalists and their contribution to arts writing while covering the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Both winners will receive £750 prize money. Jay Richardson was awarded for his evocative features on Frankie Boyle, Michael McIntyre and Adam Hills in Breaker Morant while Kirstin Innes was praised for her coverage of free shows at Fringe 2007 and for her reviews of Popsicle Departure 1989, Bed and Breakfast. The awards were judged by a panel of leading journalists and arts professionals, including Jon Morgan, director of the Fringe, and Charlie Wood, director of Underbelly. Founded in 1998, the awards were set up to commemorate Allen Wright, a distinguished journalist and arts editor of the Scotsman newspaper for 30 years. During his long career, Wright founded the Fringe First awards and was a strong supporter of young talent. The full shortlist for the awards included the following journalists:
Entrants for the award must be aged thirty or younger and are required to submit up to three pieces of published work (minimum 100 words) relating to the current year's Fringe. These could be previews and features as well as reviews, giving emerging writers opportunity to display their talents in a number of styles.
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