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).

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Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
2022Malorie Blackman—
2021Tsitsi Dangarembga—
2020Linton Kwesi Johnson—
2018Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie—
2017Michael Longley—
2016Margaret Atwood—
2015Raif Badawi—
2015James Fenton—
2014Salman Rushdie—
2013Tom Stoppard—
2012Carol Ann Duffy—
2011David Hare—
2010Hanif Kureishi—
2009Tony 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.

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