‘War lives in me’: Gaza playwright Ali Abu Yasin wins English PEN award

Ali Abu Yassin, a playwright from Gaza, has been awarded the Writer of Courage 2026 prize by the literary group English PEN in London. The award recognizes his continued writing amid Israel’s campaign that has devastated his homeland. He said the prize benefits not only him but also Gaza, Palestine, and all Palestinian people.

London, United Kingdom – Ali Abu Yassin, a playwright from Gaza who continued writing even as Israel’s genocidal campaign devastated the world around him, has won a prestigious award in London. “This prize is great not only for me, but for Gaza, Palestine, and all the Palestinian people,” Ali Abu Yasin, who was named on Thursday as “Writer of Courage 2026” by the literary group English PEN, told Al Jazeera.

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