Believer Book Award
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The Believer Book Award is a literary prize presented by The Believer magazine that honors outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry each year.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Believer Book Award canonical | 1 |
| Believer Book Award for Fiction | 1 |
| Believer Book Award for Nonfiction | 1 |
| Believer Book Award for Poetry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12886295 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Believer Book Award Context triple: [Karen L. Green, awardReceived, Believer Book Award]
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A.
Marian Engel Award
The Marian Engel Award is a Canadian literary prize presented annually to a female writer in mid-career for outstanding work in fiction.
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B.
Ambassador Book Award
The Ambassador Book Award was an American literary prize that honored outstanding books that deepened understanding of American culture and its place in the world.
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C.
National Book Council Award
The National Book Council Award was a prestigious Australian literary prize recognizing outstanding works by Australian authors.
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D.
Story Prize
The Story Prize is a prestigious American literary award honoring outstanding collections of short fiction.
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E.
Auteur Award
The Auteur Award is a special Satellite Award honor recognizing a filmmaker’s distinctive personal vision and creative control in cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Believer Book Award Target entity description: The Believer Book Award is a literary prize presented by The Believer magazine that honors outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry each year.
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A.
Marian Engel Award
The Marian Engel Award is a Canadian literary prize presented annually to a female writer in mid-career for outstanding work in fiction.
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B.
Ambassador Book Award
The Ambassador Book Award was an American literary prize that honored outstanding books that deepened understanding of American culture and its place in the world.
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C.
National Book Council Award
The National Book Council Award was a prestigious Australian literary prize recognizing outstanding works by Australian authors.
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D.
Story Prize
The Story Prize is a prestigious American literary award honoring outstanding collections of short fiction.
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E.
Auteur Award
The Auteur Award is a special Satellite Award honor recognizing a filmmaker’s distinctive personal vision and creative control in cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding works of fiction
ⓘ
outstanding works of nonfiction ⓘ outstanding works of poetry ⓘ |
| awardType | book award ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibility | books published in the previous calendar year ⓘ |
| field |
creative writing
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| formatOfRecognizedWorks | print books ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Fiction
ⓘ
Nonfiction ⓘ Poetry ⓘ |
| hasComponentAward |
Believer Book Award for Fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
Believer Book Award
Believer Book Award for Nonfiction ⓘ
linked to:
Believer Book Award
Believer Book Award for Poetry ⓘ
linked to:
Believer Book Award
|
| hasLonglist | yes ⓘ |
| hasSelectionCriterion |
artistic achievement
ⓘ
literary merit ⓘ originality ⓘ |
| hasShortlist | yes ⓘ |
| inception | 2005 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | The Believer’s annual literary coverage ⓘ |
| languageOfWorksRecognized | English ⓘ |
| mediaTypeRecognized | books ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Ben Lerner
ⓘ
linked to:
Benjamin Lerner
Maggie Nelson ⓘ Sheila Heti ⓘ Teju Cole ⓘ Valeria Luiselli ⓘ |
| organizer | The Believer editorial staff ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
The Believer
ⓘ
The Believer magazine ⓘ |
| publicationAssociatedWith | The Believer ⓘ |
| publicationTypeOfPresenter | literary magazine ⓘ |
| recognizes | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
editorial staff selection
ⓘ
reader voting component ⓘ |
| sponsor |
McSweeney’s
ⓘ
linked to:
McSweeney's
|
| status | active ⓘ |
| targetAudience | readers of contemporary literature ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementTime | spring ⓘ |
| website | https://believermag.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Believer Book Award Description of subject: The Believer Book Award is a literary prize presented by The Believer magazine that honors outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry each year.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Believer Book Award
linked to: Believer Book Award
linked to: Believer Book Award