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{{Short description|Annual British literary award}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}The PEN Pinter Prize and the Pinter International Writer of Courage Award both comprise an annual literary award launched in 2009 by English PEN in honour of the late Nobel Literature Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter, who had been a Vice President of English PEN and an active member of the International PEN Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC).WEB,weblink PEN Pinter Prize, 5 May 2013, English PEN (official webpage), WEB,weblink Collett-White, Mike, Mafia Writer Saviano Awarded PEN/Pinter Prize in UK, Reuters, 10 October 2011, 1 September 2012, The award is given to "a British writer or a writer resident in Britain of outstanding literary merit who, in the words of Pinter’s Nobel speech ['Art, Truth and Politics'], casts an 'unflinching, unswerving' gaze upon the world and shows 'a fierce, intellectual determination … to define the real truth of our lives and our societies'."WEB,weblink Art, Truth and Politics, The Guardian, 8 Dec 2005, 1 September 2012, Harold, Pinter, Harold Pinter, The Prize is shared with an "International Writer of Courage," defined as "someone who has been persecuted for speaking out about [his or her] beliefs," selected by English PEN's Writers at Risk Committee in consultation with the annual Prize winner, and announced during an award ceremony held at the British Library, on or around 10 October, the anniversary of Pinter's birth.WEB,weblink What's On: The PEN Pinter Prize 2014, British Library, October 2014, 14 September 2014, The PEN Pinter Prize is one of the many PEN literary awards sponsored by PEN International affiliates in "more than 100" PEN International Centers located around the world.

Recipients

2009

• PEN Pinter Prize: Tony Harrison, poet and playwrightWEB,weblink Tony Harrison Wins Inaugural PEN/Pinter Prize, 22 September 2009, 1 September 2012, Flood, Alison, The Guardian,
• International Writer of Courage Award: Zarganar (Maung Thura), Burmese artist WEB,weblink Political Prisoner Release Should Prompt Continued Pressure on Myanmar, 14 October 2011, Amnesty International, 14 September 2014,

2010

• PEN Pinter Prize: Hanif KureishiWEB,weblink Alison, Flood, Hanif Kureishi Scoops PEN Pinter Prize, 17 September 2010, 1 September 2012, The Guardian,
• International Writer of Courage Award: Lydia Cacho, Mexican journalist and human rights activist

2011

• PEN Pinter Prize: David Hare, playwrightNEWS,weblink David Hare Wins Pinter Literary Prize, BBC News, 26 August 2011, 14 September 2014,
• International Writer of Courage Award: Roberto Saviano, Italian writer and journalist

2012

• PEN Pinter Prize: Carol Ann Duffy, poetNEWS,weblink Carol Ann Duffy Awarded PEN Pinter Prize, BBC News, 13 July 2012, 14 September 2014,
• International Writer of Courage Award: Samar Yazbek, Syrian writerWEB,weblink Syrian Author Shares PEN/Pinter Prize with Carol Ann Duffy, Alison, Flood, 9 October 2012, The Guardian, 9 October 2012,

2013

• PEN Pinter Prize: Tom Stoppard, playwrightWEB, Playwright Tom Stoppard Wins PEN/Pinter Prize,weblink Associated Press, AP, 30 July 2013, 14 September 2014,
• International Writer of Courage Award: Iryna Khalip, Belarusian journalist WEB, Tom Stoppard Announces Belarus Writer Iryna Khalip As Winner of the PEN/Pinter International Writer of Courage Award 2013,weblink Robert, Sharp, English PEN, 8 October 2013, 8 October 2013,

2014

• PEN Pinter Prize: Salman Rushdie, novelistWEB,weblink Salman Rushdie Awarded the 2014 PEN/Pinter Prize, English PEN, Julia, [Ziemer], 20 June 2014, 19 June 2014,
• International Writer of Courage Award: Mazen Darwish, Syrian lawyer and journalistWEB,weblink Salman Rushdie to share PEN Pinter prize with Mazen Darwish, The Guardian, Alison, Flood, 10 October 2014, 8 February 2015,

2015

• PEN Pinter Prize: James FentonWEB,weblink James Fenton awarded 2015 PEN Pinter Prize, English PEN, Robert, Sharp, June 2015, 16 June 2015,
• International Writer of Courage Award: Raif Badawi, Saudi activist

2016

• PEN Pinter Prize: Margaret AtwoodWEB,weblink Margaret Atwood awarded 2016 PEN Pinter Prize, English PEN, 16 June 2016, October 14, 2016, Sharp, Robert,
• International Writer of Courage Award: Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury, Bangladeshi publisherWEB,weblink Margaret Atwood selects Tutul for Pen writer of courage award, The Guardian, 13 October 2016, 14 October 2016, Flood, Alison,

2017

• PEN Pinter Prize: Michael LongleyWEB, Sharp, Robert, Michael Longley CBE awarded PEN Pinter Prize 2017,weblink 1 June 2017, 28 April 2018,
• International Writer of Courage Award: Mahvash Sabet, Iranian poet and teacherWEB, Sharp, Robert, Bahá’í poet Mahvash Sabet shares 2017 PEN Pinter Prize with Michael Longley,weblink 10 October 2017, 28 April 2018,

2018

• PEN Pinter Prize: Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieWEB,weblink Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wins PEN Pinter Prize, The Irish Times, 12 June 2018, 12 June 2018,
• International Writer of Courage: Waleed Abulkhair, Saudi lawyer and human rights activistWEB,weblink Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accepts PEN Pinter prize with call to speak out, The Guardian, Alison, Flood, 9 October 2018, 3 June 2019,

2019

• PEN Pinter Prize: Lemn SissayNEWS, Press Association, Press Association, Poet and playwright Lemn Sissay wins the PEN Pinter prize,weblink 3 June 2019, The Guardian, London, 3 June 2019,
• International Writer of Courage Award: Befeqadu Hailu, Ethiopian writer and bloggerWEB,weblink Lemn Sissay and Befeqadu Hailu share 2019 PEN Pinter prize, The Guardian, Alison, Flood, 11 October 2019, 11 October 2019,

2020

• PEN Pinter Prize: Linton Kwesi JohnsonNEWS, Flood, Alison, 7 July 2020, 'Living legend' Linton Kwesi Johnson wins PEN Pinter prize, en-GB, The Guardian,weblink 8 July 2020, 0261-3077,
• International Writer of Courage Award: Amanuel Asrat, Eritrean poetWEB, 13 October 2020, Eritrean poet Amanuel Asrat named International Writer of Courage,weblink Alison, Flood, 20 October 2020, The Guardian, en,

2021

• PEN Pinter Prize: Tsitsi DangarembgaMAGAZINE,weblink Zimbabwean novelist Dangarembga wins PEN Pinter Prize 2021, The Bookseller, Sian, Bayley, 8 June 2021, 12 October 2021,
• International Writer of Courage Award: Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, Ugandan novelistNEWS,weblink Kakwenza Rukirabashaija named this year’s International Writer of Courage, The Guardian, Alison, Flood, 11 October 2021, MAGAZINE,weblink Ugandan novelist Rukirabashaija named 2021 International Writer of Courage, Sian, Bayley, The Bookseller, 11 October 2021, 12 October 2021,

2022

• PEN Pinter Prize: Malorie BlackmanNEWS, Malorie Blackman’s 'dynamic imaginary worlds' win her the PEN Pinter prize,weblink Sarah, Shaffi, 22 June 2022, The Guardian, 21 June 2022,
• International Writer of Courage Award: Abduljalil al-SingaceWEB, Malorie Blackman shares PEN Pinter Prize 2022 with Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace,weblink 10 October 2022, 2022-10-13, English Pen, en-GB,

2023

• PEN Pinter Prize: Michael RosenWEB, The PEN Pinter Prize 2023: Michael Rosen,weblink British Library, 18 September 2023,
• International Writer of Courage Award: Rahile Dawut, Uyghur imprisoned academicNEWS, Knight, Lucy, 2023-10-11, Imprisoned Uyghur academic named 2023 PEN international writer of courage, en-GB, The Guardian,weblink 2023-10-12, 0261-3077,

See also

• Prison literature

References

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External links

• PEN Pinter Prize − English PEN official webpage