PEN literary prizes
‘Immensely brave’: Abduljalil al-Singace named international writer of courage
The Bahraini activist who is serving a life sentence in prison for his role in anti-government protests was chosen to share the PEN Pinter prize by Malorie Blackman
Lucy Knight
10, Oct, 2022 @7:00 PM
Malorie Blackman’s ‘dynamic imaginary worlds’ win her the PEN Pinter prize
Noughts & Crosses author praised by judges for ‘challenging issues of injustice in a way that is totally engaging’
Sarah Shaffi
21, Jun, 2022 @7:00 AM
PEN prize-winning Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija illegally detained and tortured
The author is being held after tweets criticising President Yoweri Museveni and his son
Emma Graham-Harrison
09, Jan, 2022 @8:30 AM
Kakwenza Rukirabashaija named this year’s International Writer of Courage
The Ugandan novelist, who was tortured in prison over his book The Greedy Barbarian, has been selected by Tsitsi Dangarembga as part of the PEN Pinter prize
Alison Flood
11, Oct, 2021 @7:30 PM
Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga wins PEN Pinter prize
Author, who was arrested last year in Harare while protesting against corruption, is hailed by judges as a ‘voice of hope we all need to hear’
Alison Flood
08, Jun, 2021 @10:45 AM
Writers need PEN more than ever
A century after the international association of writers was founded, authors are under unprecedented threat
Philippe Sands
15, Oct, 2020 @8:00 AM
Eritrean poet Amanuel Asrat named International Writer of Courage
The author, imprisoned without charge since 2001, was chosen to share the PEN Pinter prize by 2020’s winner Linton Kwesi Johnson
Alison Flood
13, Oct, 2020 @11:36 AM
'Living legend' Linton Kwesi Johnson wins PEN Pinter prize
The pioneer of dub poetry has been hailed for his ‘political ferocity’ and ‘tireless scrutiny of history’
Alison Flood
07, Jul, 2020 @9:59 AM
Patti Smith pitches in to help burgled Oregon bookshop
Poet, singer and memoirist – honoured this week by PEN for ‘literary service’ – sends signed first editions after learning of thefts at Portland store
Alison Flood
05, Feb, 2020 @12:13 PM
Lemn Sissay and Befeqadu Hailu share 2019 PEN Pinter prize
British poet Sissay names persecuted Ethiopian writer and activist as this year’s ‘international writer of courage’
Alison Flood
11, Oct, 2019 @2:09 PM
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accepts PEN Pinter prize with call to speak out
Arguing that authors have a duty to ‘call a lie a lie’, novelist also names human rights activist Waleed Abulkhair as the 2018 International Writer of Courage
Alison Flood
09, Oct, 2018 @7:02 PM
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wins PEN Pinter prize
Nigerian author wins award in memory of the late Nobel laureate for her ‘refusal to be deterred or detained by the categories of others’
Alison Flood
12, Jun, 2018 @9:47 AM
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