PEN Pinter Prize
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The PEN Pinter Prize is a British literary award presented annually to a writer who, in the spirit of Harold Pinter, shows outstanding courage and integrity in their writing and commitment to defending freedom of expression.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British award
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literary award ⓘ |
| aim |
to promote human rights through literature
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to recognise writers of courage ⓘ to uphold freedom of expression ⓘ |
| associatedWith | PEN International ⓘ |
| awardFor |
commitment to defending freedom of expression
ⓘ
integrity in writing ⓘ outstanding courage in writing ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
essayists
ⓘ
novelists ⓘ playwrights ⓘ poets ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2009 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
human rights literature
ⓘ
political writing ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory |
International Writer of Courage
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main PEN Pinter Prize laureate ⓘ |
| hasComponent | PEN International Writer of Courage ⓘ |
| honours | writers who reflect Harold Pinter's political and moral concerns ⓘ |
| inception | 2009 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| namedAfter | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| organisedBy | English PEN ⓘ |
| presentedBy | English PEN ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
courage in the face of persecution
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defence of freedom of expression ⓘ defence of human rights ⓘ |
| sponsor | English PEN ⓘ |
| website | https://www.englishpen.org ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Salman Rushdie