Each year, we present awards to outstanding writers – the PEN Pinter Prize, the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize and the PEN Heaney Prize. Funded by and in honour of former PEN members and significant literary figures, these prizes recognise excellence in historical nonfiction, literary autobiography, and a courageous and unflinching approach to the written word.
PEN Pinter Prize
The PEN Pinter Prize acknowledges writers who, in the words of Harold Pinter, show a ‘fierce intellectual determination … to define the real truth of our lives and our societies’.
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PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize
The Hessell-Tiltman prize celebrates the best non-fiction on any historical subject or period.
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PEN Heaney Prize
The PEN Heaney Prize recognises outstanding poetry with a focus on social engagement.
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