Sudanese, South Sudanese Writers Share PEN Pinter Prize
Authors Leila Aboulela and Stella Gaitano were jointly honored with the PEN Pinter Prize 2025 in a ceremony at the British Library.
Aboulela, the annual prize winner, selected Gaitano as her co-recipient for the Writer of Courage award, which is shared with the main winner.
“It is an honour and a pleasure to share my prize with Stella Gaitano, a writer I have admired and read avidly over the years,”
Aboulela praised Gaitano as a “principled writer and a fearless activist.” The Writer of Courage award is given to an author who defends freedom of expression, often at great personal risk.
Author summary: Sudanese writers win prize.