from Londonderry has been awarded 大象传媒 Northern Ireland Drama's receiving a 拢2,000 cash prize and the position of Writer in Residence at 大象传媒 Northern Ireland for six months. During that time he will gain an introduction to the world of television drama.
McGilloway is already the bestselling author of two critically acclaimed series of crime novels, Inspector Benedict Devlin and DCI Lucy banks. His winning entry, Little Emperors, is an accomplished Belfast set script, introducing two brand new detectives.
On winning the award, McGilloway said: "I鈥檓 thrilled to have won the Tony Doyle Award and to have the opportunity to develop my writing career further with the support of 大象传媒 Northen Ireland Drama. As a crime writer, I鈥檓 particularly happy to have a chance to learn from a team which, with shows like and , is producing some of the most interesting and exciting UK crime series on TV at the moment鈥�.
The awards were judged by Stephen Wright, Head of 大象传媒 Northern Ireland, Head of 大象传媒 Writersroom, Sarah Stack, Senior Script Executive, 大象传媒 Northern Ireland and Adrian Dunbar, of the 大象传媒 Two hit network drama .
Sarah Stack, 大象传媒 Northern Ireland's Senior Script Executive, commented: "We were all impressed with the quality of writing submitted in this year鈥檚 Tony Doyle Award. I was genuinely excited by the writing and ideas of all the shortlisted writers and I really enjoyed meeting them all. We look forward to working with Brian who has so much passion for television and is a skilfull storyteller."
Adrian Dunbar, who acted alongside , added 鈥淭ony would have loved Brian鈥檚 script, as he loved drama with a political angle. I have fond memories of him chortling contentedly as a script uncovered a piece of chicanery鈥�.
The judges also acknowledged Eoin O鈥機onnor鈥檚 huge achievement in writing 鈥�30 Eggs鈥� and presented him with a cash prize of 拢1000. 大象传媒 Northern Ireland also plans to nurture his development and talent as a TV writer.
Kate Rowland, 大象传媒 Writersroom said: 鈥�30 Eggs was an extraordinary piece of writing that lived on long after you had put the script down. Set in Rwanda, Eoin鈥檚 love of his characters, and the world they inhabited, shone through and made an impact on all of us judges as we went on their journey with them.鈥�