Philip Pullman was given an award for services to Humanism at the British Humanist Association’s annual conference in Manchester on Saturday. He has been a long-time supporter of the BHA.
Since the publication of His Dark Materials, Pullman has become known as a public commentator on religion, education and literature. He was chosen by The Independent for its ‘Good List 2006′ of ’50 campaigners, thinkers and givers’.