Morna Young is a playwright, screenwriter, journalist, actress and musician from a wee fishing village in the North East of Scotland. She was named Scots Writer of the Year at the 2019 Scots Language Awards. Other accolades include: Peggy Ramsay / Film 4 Award in 2024 (Traverse), SSP@50 Fellowship in 2024 (Aberdeen Arts Centre), recipient of the 2017 Dr Gavin Wallace Fellowship (hosted by Creative Learning, Aberdeen City Council), the 2018 'Tomorrow at Noon' award for female playwrights (Jermyn Street Theatre, 2018) and the New Playwrights Award 2014 (Playwrights' Studio, Scotland). She was recipient of the Scotland-New Zealand playwriting exchange 2018 (BATS Theatre, Toi Poneke Arts Centre and Playmarket NZ) and the Traverse's Scotland-in-Japan residency playwright 2019.
