Hari Kunzru's rejection of Daily Mail Prize
November 21, 2003
I had to mention this because it's such an upstanding and ethically correct / positive / frankly great thing to do.
Here are a couple of links discussing what he did:
Author snubs prize in asylum row
Author rejects prize from 'anti-migrant' newspaper
Would I have the balls to do the same thing were I in his position? I hope so.