The organizers of The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize have announced that the prestigious playwriting award will be presented at an invitation-only event on Mon March 10 at Playwrights Horizons. The finalists are as follows, Chris Bush (UK-) Otherland, Carys Coburn (Ireland) BÁN, Keiko Green (US) You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World, Haruna Lee (Taiwan-Japan-US) 49 Days, Isobel McArthur (UK-Scotland) The Fair Maid of the West, Suzie Miller (Australia-UK) Inter Alia, a.k. payne (US) Furlough’s Paradise, Else Went (US) An Oxford Man and Anna Ziegler (US) The Janeiad. The Prize is the largest and oldest international playwriting award recognizing women+ writers for plays of outstanding quality written for the English-speaking theatre, celebrating its 47th year. The judging panel is comprised of Linda Cho, Jennifer Ehle, Nancy Medina, Mark Ravenhill, George Strus and Indira Varma. The winner of the 2025 Prize will be awarded $25,000 and a special limited-edition piece of art created specifically for Winners and signed by Willem De Kooning. A Special Commendation of $10,000 may be given at the discretion of the judges, and each Finalist will receive $5,000. The finalists for this year’s Prize will be announced in early February. Founded in 1978, the Prize is awarded annually to celebrate women+ who have written works of outstanding quality for the English-speaking theatre. For more information about the Prize, please visit www.blackburnprize.org. Press contact: DKC/O&M (212/695-7400)…