Irish PEN Award
Irish literary award
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Irish PEN Award for Literature is an annual literary award presented by Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann since 1999. Its intent is to honour an Irish-born writer who has made an outstanding contribution to Irish literature. The award is for a significant body of work and is open to novelists, playwrights, poets, and scriptwriters.
DescriptionOutstanding contribution to Irish literature by an Irish-born writer
CountryIreland
Presented byIrish PEN / PEN na hÉireann
RewardHonor for significant body of work
| Irish PEN Award for Literature | |
|---|---|
| Description | Outstanding contribution to Irish literature by an Irish-born writer |
| Country | Ireland |
| Presented by | Irish PEN / PEN na hÉireann |
| Reward | Honor for significant body of work |
| Website | www |
In 2012, the award was presented to novelist Joseph O'Connor by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins.[1][2]
The award is one of many PEN awards sponsored by PEN affiliates in over 145 PEN centres around the world.
Recipients
- 1999: John B. Keane
- 2000: Brian Friel
- 2001: Edna O'Brien
- 2002: William Trevor
- 2003: John McGahern
- 2004: Neil Jordan
- 2005: Seamus Heaney
- 2006: Jennifer Johnston
- 2007: Maeve Binchy
- 2008: Thomas Kilroy
- 2009: Roddy Doyle
- 2010: Brendan Kennelly
- 2011: Colm Tóibín
- 2012: Joseph O'Connor[2]
- 2013: John Banville[3]
- 2014: Frank McGuinness[4][5]
- 2015: Éilís Ní Dhuibhne[6]
- 2017: Anne Enright
- 2018: Catherine Dunne
- 2019: Eavan Boland