Literary award · United Kingdom · since 2009
PEN Pinter Prize
British literary award. Established 2009 in United Kingdom.
About PEN Pinter Prize
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).
From the Wikipedia article “PEN Pinter Prize”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Malorie Blackman | — |
| 2021 | Tsitsi Dangarembga | — |
| 2020 | Linton Kwesi Johnson | — |
| 2018 | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | — |
| 2017 | Michael Longley | — |
| 2016 | Margaret Atwood | — |
| 2015 | Raif Badawi | — |
| 2015 | James Fenton | — |
| 2014 | Salman Rushdie | — |
| 2013 | Tom Stoppard | — |
| 2012 | Carol Ann Duffy | — |
| 2011 | David Hare | — |
| 2010 | Hanif Kureishi | — |
| 2009 | Tony Harrison | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the PEN Pinter Prize for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q3743845 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).