PEN International Writer of Courage
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The PEN International Writer of Courage is an annual honor recognizing a writer who has shown exceptional bravery in defending freedom of expression, often in the face of persecution or censorship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PEN International Writer of Courage canonical | 1 |
| PEN Pinter International Writer of Courage (shared) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEN International Writer of Courage Context triple: [PEN Pinter Prize, hasComponent, PEN International Writer of Courage]
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A.
PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
The PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award is an international literary honor presented by PEN America to writers who have shown exceptional courage in defending freedom of expression, often at great personal risk.
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B.
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
The Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize is an award presented by the Lannan Foundation to honor individuals whose work courageously advances social justice, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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C.
PEN America awards
PEN America awards are a series of prestigious literary honors presented by the writers’ organization PEN America to recognize excellence and courage in writing across multiple genres and forms.
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D.
PEN/Hemingway Award
The PEN/Hemingway Award is a prestigious American literary prize honoring an outstanding debut work of fiction by an author.
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E.
PEN Translation Prize
The PEN Translation Prize is a prestigious literary award presented by PEN America to honor outstanding book-length translations into English.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PEN International Writer of Courage Target entity description: The PEN International Writer of Courage is an annual honor recognizing a writer who has shown exceptional bravery in defending freedom of expression, often in the face of persecution or censorship.
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A.
PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
The PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award is an international literary honor presented by PEN America to writers who have shown exceptional courage in defending freedom of expression, often at great personal risk.
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B.
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
The Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize is an award presented by the Lannan Foundation to honor individuals whose work courageously advances social justice, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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C.
PEN America awards
PEN America awards are a series of prestigious literary honors presented by the writers’ organization PEN America to recognize excellence and courage in writing across multiple genres and forms.
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D.
PEN/Hemingway Award
The PEN/Hemingway Award is a prestigious American literary prize honoring an outstanding debut work of fiction by an author.
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E.
PEN Translation Prize
The PEN Translation Prize is a prestigious literary award presented by PEN America to honor outstanding book-length translations into English.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual award
ⓘ
human rights award ⓘ literary award ⓘ |
| associatedWith | PEN Pinter Prize ⓘ |
| awardFor |
bravery in defending freedom of expression
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writing under persecution or censorship ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
freedom of expression
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literature ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
imprisoned writers
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writers at risk ⓘ writers facing threats or harassment ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Awards established in 2000
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British literary awards ⓘ Freedom of expression awards ⓘ Human rights awards ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMotto | bravery in the face of persecution ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to highlight censorship and repression
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to recognize exceptional bravery in defending freedom of expression ⓘ to support persecuted writers ⓘ |
| inception | 2000 ⓘ |
| location |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| namedAfter | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Ariel Dorfman
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Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi ⓘ
linked to:
Aung San Suu Kyi
Eritrean journalist Eskinder Nega ⓘ
linked to:
Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega
Eritrean writer Dawit Isaak ⓘ Lydia Cacho ⓘ Nasrin Sotoudeh ⓘ Raif Badawi ⓘ Syria’s Mazen Darwish ⓘ |
| organizer |
English PEN
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PEN International ⓘ |
| partOf |
PEN Pinter Prize ceremony
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linked to:
PEN Pinter Prize
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| presentedBy |
English PEN
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PEN International ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
English PEN
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PEN International ⓘ PEN Pinter Prize ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | chosen by the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize ⓘ |
| sponsor | English PEN ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | British Library ⓘ |
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Subject: PEN International Writer of Courage Description of subject: The PEN International Writer of Courage is an annual honor recognizing a writer who has shown exceptional bravery in defending freedom of expression, often in the face of persecution or censorship.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Syria’s Mazen Darwish
linked to: PEN International Writer of Courage