International Writer of Courage
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The International Writer of Courage is a PEN Pinter Prize-associated honor given to a writer who has shown exceptional bravery in defending freedom of expression, often in the face of persecution or oppression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| International Writer of Courage canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1516557 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Writer of Courage Context triple: [PEN Pinter Prize, hasAwardCategory, International Writer of Courage]
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A.
LisaWrite
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B.
Charlotte Pécoul
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C.
Jayne Appel
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D.
Deborah McGuire
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E.
Ellen Goodman
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Writer of Courage Target entity description: The International Writer of Courage is a PEN Pinter Prize-associated honor given to a writer who has shown exceptional bravery in defending freedom of expression, often in the face of persecution or oppression.
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A.
LisaWrite
LisaWrite was the word processing application included with Apple's pioneering Lisa computer, offering a graphical interface for creating and editing documents.
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B.
Charlotte Pécoul
Charlotte Pécoul was the wife of renowned French Neoclassical painter Jacques-Louis David and a member of a well-connected Parisian bourgeois family.
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C.
Jayne Appel
Jayne Appel is a former American basketball center best known for her standout collegiate career at Stanford University and subsequent play in the WNBA.
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D.
Deborah McGuire
Deborah McGuire is an American actress and model best known for her roles in 1970s exploitation films and for her brief marriage to comedian Richard Pryor.
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E.
Ellen Goodman
Ellen Goodman is an American journalist and syndicated columnist renowned for her insightful commentary on social issues, feminism, and contemporary culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human rights award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
draw attention to persecuted writers
ⓘ
highlight threats to writers worldwide ⓘ support freedom of speech ⓘ |
| associatedWith | PEN Pinter Prize ⓘ |
| awardedBy | jury of English PEN and PEN Pinter laureate ⓘ |
| awardFor |
courage in the face of oppression
ⓘ
courage in the face of persecution ⓘ defending freedom of expression ⓘ exceptional bravery in writing ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
freedom of expression
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Awards established in 2009
ⓘ
British literary awards ⓘ Human rights awards ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMotto | bravery in defending freedom of expression ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.englishpen.org ⓘ |
| honours |
imprisoned writers
ⓘ
persecuted writers ⓘ writers at risk ⓘ writers facing threats ⓘ |
| inception | 2009 ⓘ |
| isSubawardOf | PEN Pinter Prize ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony | British Library ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| namedBy | PEN Pinter Prize laureate ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Ariel Dorfman
ⓘ
Asef Bayat ⓘ Iryna Khalip ⓘ Lydia Cacho ⓘ Syria’s Mazen Darwish ⓘ
surface form:
Mazen Darwish
Raif Badawi ⓘ Roberto Saviano ⓘ |
| organizer | English PEN ⓘ |
| partOf |
PEN Pinter Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
PEN Pinter Prize ceremony
|
| presentedBy | English PEN ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
PEN International
ⓘ
PEN Pinter Prize ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | chosen by PEN Pinter Prize winner ⓘ |
| sponsor | English PEN ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: International Writer of Courage Description of subject: The International Writer of Courage is a PEN Pinter Prize-associated honor given to a writer who has shown exceptional bravery in defending freedom of expression, often in the face of persecution or oppression.
Referenced by (1)
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