Aided by audience feedback gathered on the night, the selection panellists convened and announced on 27th February that The Queer Kingdom, also entitled: A Comprehensive and Profoundly Queer Accounting of The Brief (Yet GLORIOUS) History of The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands – A Gay Fantasia On (Micro)National Themes by Tom Ballard will take home the 2024 Queer Playwriting Award. Ballard is set to work alongside Gasworks and Midsumma over the next year to deliver a full work for Midsumma Festival audiences in 2025.