PEN Pinter Prize

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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 Committee (WiPC). [1] [2] 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'." [3] [4] 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. [1] [5]

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The PEN Pinter Prize is one of the many PEN literary awards sponsored by PEN International affiliates in "more than 200" PEN International Centers located around the world.

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  2. 1 2 Collett-White, Mike (10 October 2011). "Mafia Writer Saviano Awarded PEN/Pinter Prize in UK". Reuters . Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Pinter, Harold (8 December 2005). "Art, Truth and Politics". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  4. 1 2 Flood, Alison (22 September 2009). "Tony Harrison Wins Inaugural PEN/Pinter Prize". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  5. 1 2 "What's On: The PEN Pinter Prize 2014". British Library. October 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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