about me
Grace Wilson is a playwright living between Yidinji and Gadigal country, studying a Master of Fine Arts (Dramatic Writing) at NIDA after completing her Bachelor of Humanities (Western Civilisation) at The University of Queensland. At the age of 17, she was shortlisted for the Queensland Theatre Young Playwrights’ Award with her work MY NAME IS TOMMY and won the award in the following year with her work, GOODBYE, ELI ANDERSON.
Grace has gone on to be a finalist in several other major awards including Sydney Theatre Company’s Patrick White Playwrights’ Award, Queensland Premier’s Drama Award, Griffin Award, Australian Theatre Festival NYC New Play Award, Queensland Writers Centre’s Stageable and Sydney Fringe’s Best in Theatre Award, all of which she achieved before turning 21. She has been published by Jacaranda Journal, Regional Arts Australia, Queensland Writers’ Centre, Playlab, ATAR Notes Australia, highly commended for the ABC Heywire Competition and longlisted for the Griffin Award 2024, Premier’s Drama Award 2026 and the ATYP Foundation Commission. In 2024, she was commissioned by Queensland University of Technology to write VERY FINE PEOPLE, directed by Wesley Enoch for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) graduates.
Her production credits including Sydney University Dramatic Society (DOGHOLE), Underground Theatre Company (DOGHOLE), Vena Cava Productions (DOGHOLE), theatrePUNKco (PALLAS SISTER RISING), JB Theatre Co (GIA OPHELIA), KXT Bakehouse (GIA OPHELIA), Observatory Theatre (PONY CLUB) and Queensland University of Technology (VERY FINE PEOPLE).
Grace has also undertaken several playwrighting training programs including JUTE WriteSparks, Queensland Theatre’s Young Writers’ Ensemble, ATYP Fresh Ink Mentoring and National Studio, and La Boite Assembly. She has also served as Co-Chair of ATYP’s Youth Advisory Board.
REVIEWS
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REVIEWS ✳︎
Grace Wilson’s writing is as delightfully whimsical as it is moving – effortlessly bouncing from one pithy quip to another as the rollercoaster of highs and lows unfolds on stage — Australian Arts Review
Wilson’s writing is both witty and cutting, capturing the pressures of being a woman and an artist and the impossible choices between career and domesticity, passion and expectation — City Hub
Wilson has crafted an irresistible, barrelling, monologue style, packed with quick jokes – some of which are pleasingly sharp… —Cassie Tongue
Grace Wilson’s writing perfectly captures the distraught, personal moments of ‘Gia’s’ life that feels both singular to her and universal to many women in the room — Stage Door Podcast
Grace Wilson’s writing is naturalistic and relatable, encouraging audiences to relate to Gia as she shares her story. The work feels both intellectually engaged and emotionally resonant — State of The Arts
With wit, verbal dexterity, and gimlet-eyed perception, Wilson dissects society’s — and the theatre world’s — hypocrisy and double standards regarding sexism and ageism — What’sOn Sydney